“Scientific and technological "solutions" which poison the environment or degrade the social structure and man himself are of no benefit, no matter how brilliantly conceived or how great their superficial attraction.” MenMatterSocialEnvironmentBenefitsSolutionsStructureAttractionPoisonTechnologicalSuperficialDegradeSocial Structure Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
“An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.” WorldLifeDoeWealthAttitudePrinciplesEnvironmentThis WorldFitPursuitFulfillmentMaterialismSingle LifeSmall Is BeautifulPursuit Of Wealth Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
“The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.” MenSelfTechnologyEnvironmentEcologyNew TechnologyScience And TechnologyCleansingAdjustingSave Mother EarthComputer TechnologyOne With NatureScience TechnologyNew EnvironmentSmall Is BeautifulTechnology And Education Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
“A way of life that ever more rapidly depletes the power of the Earth to sustain it and piles up ever more insoluble problems for each succeeding generation can only be called violent.” WayProblemEarthEnvironmentGenerationsSucceedEnvironmentalViolent Author:E. F. Schumacher
“Even bigger machines, entailing even bigger concentrations of economic power and exerting ever greater violence against the environment, do not represent progress: they are a denial of wisdom. Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the nonviolent, the elegant and beautiful.” BeautifulTechnologyEnvironmentGreaterProgressViolenceEconomicDemandMachinesBiggerDenialGentleConcentrationElegantOrientationScience And TechnologyEconomic PowerSmall Is Beautiful Author:E. F. Schumacher
“Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side” IfsMenSidesNatureForgetEnvironmentModernBattleLosingEcologyNatural EnvironmentNature Of ManModern ManBeautiful NatureOne With NatureMan And NatureSmall Is Beautiful Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
