Alfred North Whitehead Quotes

I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke, and I am suspicious of those who aren’t.

Alfred North Whitehead

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• I have always noticed that deeply and truly religious persons are fond of a joke, and I am suspicious of those who aren’t.

  

  Alfred North Whitehead
  • Religious