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There is no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the end from the beginning.

There is no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the end from the beginning.

by E. J. Klemme Found in: Progress Quotes,
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. read more

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Progress Quotes,
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So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings,
goes but to build up great fortunes, to read more

So long as all the increased wealth which modern progress brings,
goes but to build up great fortunes, to increase luxury, and make
sharper the contest between the House of Have and the House of
Want, progress is not real and cannot be permanent.

by Henry George Found in: Progress Quotes,
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I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at read more

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.

by Frank Moore Colby Found in: Progress Quotes,
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Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Progress Quotes,
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With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation read more

With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation
Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist
that there is no such thing as progress.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Progress Quotes,
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All rising to great place is by a winding stair.

All rising to great place is by a winding stair.

by John Quincy Adams Found in: Progress Quotes,
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What is art
But life upon the larger scale, the higher,
When, graduating up in a spiral read more

What is art
But life upon the larger scale, the higher,
When, graduating up in a spiral line
Of still expanding and ascending gyres,
It pushed toward the intense significance
Of all things, hungry for the Infinite?
Art's life--and where we live, we suffer and toil.

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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Progress Quotes,
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