1,930 Quotes About Progress

The lapse of ages changes all things - time - language - the earth - the bounds of the sea - the stars of the sky, and everything 'about, around, and underneath' man, except man himself, who has always been and always will be, an unlucky rascal. The infinite variety of lives conduct but to death, and the infinity of wishes lead but to disappointment. All the discoveries which have yet been made have multiplied little but existence.

A nation advances in proportion to reason and compassion.

Give me ten conscientious youth from each nation, and I'll change the course of human progress.

It's the 21st century. I am not submissive. I can own property. You cannot call me exotic.

You will never be able to go to the east if you follow people who are on the way that leads to the west.

The fateful question for the human species seems to me to be whether and to what extent their cultural development will succeed in mastering the disturbance of their communal life by the human instinct of aggression and self-destruction.

As you become more present in your own life, you will begin to enlighten others by your example.

Hug everyone, love everyone - that's the only tradition that can stop the fall of humankind.

More than machines, we need mindfulness - more than likes, we need kindness - more than connections, we need commitment - more than advancement, we need enlightenment.