Aphorisms and quotes about progress

Progress is the replacement of one trouble with another. X. Ellis

Progress is an inherent property of conscious development that has not been interrupted; this is active memory and improvement of social life. A. Herzen

Progress consists in the greater and greater predominance of reason over the animal law of struggle. L. Tolstoy

Progress does not consist in replacing an incorrect theory with a correct one, but in replacing an incorrect theory with an incorrect, but refined one. Murphy's Laws

Progress is the desire to elevate a person to the dignity of man. N. Chernyshevsky

Progress is movement in a circle, but increasingly faster. L. Levinson

Progress is a form of human existence. Progress is the life of humanity as a whole; progress is the forward movement of humanity. V. Hugo

The progress of civilization consists in expanding the scope of actions that we perform without thinking. A. Whitehead

The progress of mankind consists in the elimination of everything that makes man dependent and subordinate, one class from another, one sex from another sex. A. Babel

Only that progress and only those changes that correspond to human interests and are within the limits of his ability to adapt have a right to exist and should be encouraged. Aurelio Peccei

The quantitative difference between the speed of technological progress and the slowness of our moral reflection turns into a quantitative lag that does not allow us to understand the surrounding reality. A. Pasquali

Progress has gone so far that it has lost sight of people. Gennady Malkin

Progress was probably a good thing, but it took too long. Ogden Nash

Progress: first there was a simple chair, then an electric one. Vladimir Goloborodko

A thousand steps forward, nine hundred and ninety-eight steps back - that’s what progress is. Henri Amiel

Progress is a law of nature. Francois Voltaire

In order for nations to develop, grow, be covered in glory, and successfully think and work, the idea of progress must be at the core of their lives. Emilio Castelar

Progress is the only way not to degrade. Alexander Loktev

The truth, obtained by the labor of many generations, is easily given even to children, which is the essence of progress. Alexander Potebnya

Technical progress is the fruit of a sharp and fast mind, but not majestic and not lofty, like everything that needs to be looked for with your back bent and your soul bowed to the ground. Seneca

Technology will eventually reach such perfection that a person will be able to do without himself. Jerzy Lec

If atmospheric interference was previously audible, television allows you to see it. Alexi Andreev

We no longer believe in progress – isn’t that progress? Jorge Luis Borges

We have changed our environment so radically that we must now change ourselves in order to live in this new environment. Norbert Wiener

The time will come when our descendants will be surprised that we did not know such obvious things. Seneca

There is no business that is more difficult to organize, more dangerous to conduct, and more doubtful of success than replacing old orders with new ones. Niccolo Machiavelli

Political immobility is unthinkable; the human spirit must evolve. Francois de Chateaubriand

Progress is not a matter of speed, but a matter of direction. Unknown author

Development is a subconscious process that immediately stops when people start thinking about it. Bernard Show

In our country, changes for the better follow so quickly that nothing good has time to take root. Henryk Jagodzinski

Oh, the good old days, when you could give your life to build a new world and die in the old one. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Progress: our ancestors walked calmly in animal skins, but we are not at ease in human skins. E. Lec

Progress is that everything takes less time and more money. F. Sinatra

The progress of civilization consists in expanding the scope of actions that we perform without thinking. A. Whitehead

The progress of mankind is based on the desire of every person to live beyond his means. S. Butler

Industrial progress is not at all parallel in history with the progress of art and true civilization... Joseph Ernest Renan

All the progress we can hope for is to make people a little less evil. Gustave Flaubert

Progress is not an accident, but a necessity. Herbert Spencer

Progress and expediency, by their very essence, are only means to achieve the good. Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Objections to progress have always amounted to accusations of immorality. George Bernard Shaw

A reasonable person adapts to the world, an unreasonable person adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends only on unreasonable people. George Bernard Shaw

The progress of mankind consists in the elimination of everything that makes man dependent and subordinate, one class from another class, one sex from another sex. August Bebel

The progress of science and machinery is a useful means, but the sole purpose of civilization is the development of man. Ennio Flaiano

Human progress brings with it a death sentence to both the religious idea and religious feeling. Georgy Valentinovich Plekhanov

Progress, education, culture, everything that humanity strives for, are also its gravediggers. Look at the demographic situation of the most developed nations and compare it with the less civilized ones. V. Zubkov

Progress in the field of housekeeping is that men invent machines that women cannot use without the help of men. V. Blonskaya

Once upon a time, the progress of science suffered from the rarity of books; now he suffers from their excessive abundance, which confuses and constrains his own thinking. K. Weber

Even the smallest progress requires long years of painful gestation. E. Zola

Dissatisfaction is the primary condition for progress. T. Edison

Every step of progress made by the world was a movement from scaffold to scaffold, from one pillory to another. W. Phillips

People fascinated by the idea of progress do not think about the fact that every step forward is a step towards the end. M. Kundera

The faster the planes fly, the longer it takes to get to the airport. author unknown

Quotes About Progress

The computer resembles the Old Testament God: lots of rules and no mercy. J. Campbell 6

If technology worked without errors, we would all be out of work. 10

Just because something doesn't work the way you planned doesn't mean it's useless. Thomas Edison 11

If technology does not free people from routine so that they can pursue the higher goals of humanity, then all technological progress is meaningless. Jacques Fresco 12

The most effective invention in history is the book. Northrop Fry 10

I believe that engineers will save the world. Jay Leno 12

The fact that today is science, tomorrow is technology. Edward Teller 16

Technology is something that didn't exist when you were born. Alan Kay 9

An airplane, a car, a computer are the most important inventions of man. They say a little about his intelligence and a lot about his laziness. Mark Kennedy 10

Art challenges technology, and technology inspires art. John Lassester 10

The computer world gives only the illusion of power. In real life, a person is not able to change even his own destiny. 12

With all the improvements, women spend the same amount of time cleaning the house as in the days of our grandmothers. Michael Crichton. 4

With happiness it’s like with a watch: the simpler the mechanism, the less likely it is to spoil. Nicola Chamfort 10

Programming today is a race between software developers striving to build bigger, foolproof programs and a universe producing bigger and better fools. As long as the Universe wins. Rich Cook 12

A man is only a man on the surface. Skin it, cut it open, and you will immediately find a machine. Paul Valery 10

My new phone is amazing, my computer is wonderful, my calculator is perfect, but, Lord, where did my brain go? 14

We must find a balance between privacy and the use of data within the framework of public safety. Satya Nadella 7

Technologies are getting old. The only thing that does not become obsolete is communication. 14

It is becoming too noisy and industrial in humanity, there is not enough spiritual peace. Dostoevsky 10

By using technology to empower us, we risk losing our ability to love, strive to be better, and do what is right. But this is precisely what makes us human. 10

All people are divided into two types: normal and those who constantly chew pizza and go crazy over all sorts of mechanisms. Terry Pratchett 10

One of the greatest myths of our time is that technology is bringing us closer together. Libby Larsen 10

The computer performs very simple operations - it takes a number, adds it to another number, compares the result with a third number. But at speeds greater than 1,000,000 operations per second, the results are more like magic. Steve Jobs 11

When new technology comes at us, those who are not part of the steamroller become part of the pavement. Stewart Brand 9

Science and technology have revolutionized our lives, but our feelings are shaped by memories, traditions and myths. Arthur Shlesinger 11

The progress of technology gives us increasingly sophisticated means of moving backwards. Aldous Leonard Huxley 10

The technology has a shelf life like a banana. Scott McNeely 9

Man is less and less able to tame his power over technology. Gabriel Honore Marseille 9

Quotes about progress and development

Dissatisfaction is a source not only of suffering, but also of progress in the lives of individuals and entire nations. B. Auerbach

The progress of mankind consists in the elimination of everything that makes man dependent and subordinate, one class from another class, one sex from another sex. A. Bebel

Susceptibility to change is the lot of all living things. N. Boileau

Progress is a law of nature. F. Voltaire

Every era has its own tasks, and their solution ensures the progress of mankind. G. Heine

Everything flows, nothing stands still. Heraclitus

He who does not look forward ends up behind. D. Herbert

Time never stands still, life is constantly evolving, human relationships change every fifty years. I. Goethe

Although the world as a whole moves forward, young people have to start over every time. I. Goethe

Civilization is a terrible plant that does not grow or blossom until it is watered with tears and blood. A. Graf

To dare is the price that gives progress. V. Hugo

Progress is a way of human existence. V. Hugo

To live means to continuously move forward. S. Johnson

Even insignificant progress requires long years of painful gestation. E. Zola

Life moves forward with contradictions, and living contradictions are many times richer, more versatile, more meaningful than the human mind at first seems. V. I. Lenin

To change, remaining, or to continue, changing, this is what truly constitutes a normal human life and, therefore, progress. P. Leroux

Each step of actual movement is more important than a dozen programs. K. Marx

The obsolete strives to be restored and strengthened within the framework of newly emerged forms. K. Marx

Everything is fluid and nothing is stationary in the world. Ovid

What should rise to the very top begins at the very bottom. Publilius Syrus

Without movement, life is just a lethargic sleep. J.-J. Rousseau

Progress is not an accident, but a necessity. G. Spencer

Those who eradicate their mistakes and overcome shortcomings, energetically and constantly moving forward, will achieve great heights in their development. E. Telman

History shows that progress is impossible without struggle. M. Thorez

Humanity has only two paths: either progress or degradation; Conservatism in its pure form contradicts the essence of the laws of the universe. A. Whitehead

The only way to achieve lasting stability in life is to continually move forward. G. Wallace

The progress of science and machinery is a useful means, but the sole purpose of civilization is the development of man. E. Flaiano

Progress will ultimately lead to a softening of morals: the thorns of a hawthorn, transplanted from dry soil to oily soil, turn into flowers. A. France

Always, before something new can be erected, the authority of what already exists must be shaken. S. Zweig

To reject progress is as absurd as to reject the power of decline. N. G. Chernyshevsky

Progress is based on mental development, the root side of which is success and the development of knowledge. N. G. Chernyshevsky

Objections to progress have always amounted to accusations of immorality. B. Shaw

Anxiety is dissatisfaction, and dissatisfaction is the first condition of progress. T. Edison

Tradition is progress in the past; in the future, progress will become a tradition. E. Herriot