Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.

The world as first seen by the child becomes his lifelong standard of excellent, mindless of the fact he is admiring the ruins of his parents.

Der Zug der Zeit ist ein Zug, der seine Schienen vor sich her rollt. Der Fluß der Zeit ist ein Fluß, der seine Ufer mitführt.

Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done—peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color.

Think about the change that the world experiences without the aid of the right people and those who love and appreciate the presence of nature.

The digital age believes in the rational ordering of human beings. We believe that information will eventually solve every conceivable problem.

Men are in fact, quite unable to control their own inventions; they at best develop adaptability to the new conditions those inventions create.

If you’re tired of taking one step forward and two steps back, just turn around. That way you’ll be going forward in reverse.


Life without making progress is dead. What is life if you don't embrace new truths that scare you, meet people who intimidate you, and so on.

A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself. Indeed he progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself.

The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush.

I do not know by what extraordinary mental accident modern writers so constantly connect the idea of progress with the idea of independent thinking.

Because the world is in a sick condition and we are all somehow infected, against our will, even if we think we are whole in mind and soul and body.

It s not enough to train today s workforce We also have to prepare tomorrow s workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education

Inventions have long-since reached their limit--and I see no hope for further developments." -- Julius Frontinus, world-famous engineer (Rome, 10 AD)