Technology Quotes

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

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"Technology should serve human needs, not enslave humanity."
Maimonides
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"Technology amplifies human nature, both good and bad."
Al-Ghazali
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"Technology should enhance human reason, not replace it."
Averroes
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"Technology is a tool that amplifies both human virtue and human vice."
Avicenna
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"Technology is a tool that can elevate or degrade humanity depending on intention."
Al-Ghazali
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"Technology is neutral; morality resides in the user's heart."
Al-Ghazali
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"Technology is a tool; the spirit is the master."
Augustine of Hippo
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"Technology serves humanity only when guided by wisdom and virtue."
Averroes
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"Technology should extend human capabilities, not replace human judgment."
Averroes
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"Technology and tools are mere servants; wisdom alone determines their proper use."
Averroes
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"Technology magnifies both human virtue and human vice; the tool is neutral."
Averroes
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"The error is not in technology itself, but in forgetting that tools serve purposes determined by human wisdom or folly."
Averroes
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"Technology should serve humanity, not master it."
Mencius
"All technological progress must serve the ultimate goal of human flourishing."
Thales of Miletus
"Technology amplifies both human virtue and human vice."
Thales of Miletus
"Technology that does not serve human flourishing is mere vanity."
Thales of Miletus
"Technology is merely the application of knowledge to human problems."
Thales of Miletus
"Technology extends human capacity, but does not alter human nature or our fundamental needs."
Epicurus
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"Technology connects us, but it's relationships that matter."
Timmy
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"Technology is a tool, not a replacement for humanity."
Timmy
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"The question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim."
Aristotle
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"Writing will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls."
Plato
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"When the looms weave by themselves, man's slavery will end."
Plato
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"Technology is neutral—what matters is what we do with it."
Tiffany
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"Technology is great until it stops working at the worst possible moment."
Frank Jr.
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"Technology saves time so we can waste it differently."
Frank Jr.
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"Technology cannot substitute for wisdom in the affairs of the heart."
Elrond
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"Technology without wisdom leads to ruin."
Boromir
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"Technology promises progress but often brings complications."
Rose DeWitt Bukater
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"Technology and progress are things that corrupt."
Mother Gothel