Technology Quotes

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

12000 quotes

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"Technology is a tool; it is the hand that wields it that matters."
Baltasar Gracián
"The greatest technological advance is learning to distinguish between what we can do and what we should do."
Gerolamo Cardano
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"Technology should serve humanity, not dominate it."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Technology is a tool for human flourishing, not its replacement."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"I am but a humble servant of the art of printing, yet I believe this invention will change the world."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"In this invention lies the power to transform human civilization."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"Technology serves humanity, not the reverse."
Raphael Sanzio
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"Innovation shapes our future."
Raphael Sanzio
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"Technology is a tool, not a master."
Giordano Bruno
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"Technology cannot replace human connection."
Giordano Bruno
"Technology should serve humanity, not dominate it."
Thomas More
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"The technology of thought is superior to the technology of machines."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Technology serves humanity or enslaves it, never neutral."
Baltasar Gracián
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"Technology should serve the elevation of human consciousness."
Giordano Bruno
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"The movable type is but a tool; the true invention is accessibility."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"Technology is the extension of human will."
Giordano Bruno
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"Technology is the tool by which we extend the reach of human reason."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"The printed book is already antiquated in the learning it offers."
Desiderius Erasmus
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"The press is neither good nor evil; it is the magnification of human will."
Johannes Gutenberg
"Technology serves humanity best when it remains subordinate to wisdom."
Thomas More
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"Technology is merely the language through which we ask nature questions."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Technology is power; wisdom is knowing when not to use it."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"In each letter cast, I see the potential to change human thought."
Johannes Gutenberg
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"Technology amplifies human ability, for better or worse."
Hypatia
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"Technology serves humanity when guided by virtue."
Strabo
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"The astrolabe is not merely an instrument; it is a key to understanding divine order."
Hypatia
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"The instruments we build are extensions of our intellect, reaching toward infinity."
Hypatia
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"Technology without wisdom leads to the multiplication of human folly."
Porphyry
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"Technology is a tool; it reveals our nature rather than changing it."
Petronius
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"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Apuleius