Technology Quotes

From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.

12000 quotes

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"The technology of education—the method by which knowledge is transmitted—matters as much as its content."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Technology is the practical expression of theoretical understanding."
Christian Wolff
"Technology is a tool; wisdom determines how we use it."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Technology is the tool of human progress."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Progress is the child of innovation."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"The technology of any age reflects the values and aspirations of its people."
Jean Bodin
"Technology should serve humanity's highest aspirations, not diminish them."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Technology is merely applied mathematics made manifest in the world."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"The technology of tomorrow is hidden in the mathematics of today."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
"Technology should serve humanity, never the reverse."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Technology is the manifestation of human ingenuity."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Technology should serve humanity, not dominate it."
Jean d'Alembert
"Technology without wisdom is merely power without direction."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Technology and invention are tools of human progress; they should be directed toward the increase of human happiness."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Technology should serve humanity, not govern it."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Technology is merely an extension of human will."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Technology and science are the true liberators; superstition and fear are the true chains."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Technology should serve humanity, not replace it."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Technology magnifies both human virtue and vice."
Jean d'Alembert
"Technology extends our sensory reach, allowing perception of previously hidden realms."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
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"Technology is a tool, not a master."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Catherine de Medici
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"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Technology should serve humanity."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Technology extends human capability."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Technology should serve the cultivation of wisdom."
Poliziano Angelo
"Technology is the extension of human will into the physical world; it amplifies both our virtues and our vices."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Technology should serve humanity, not replace it."
Giambattista della Porta