“I would die happy if I knew that on my tombstone could be written these words, "This man was an absolute fool. None of the disastrous things that he reluctantly predicted ever came to pass!"”
Quote by Lewis Mumford
Work
My works and days: a personal chronicle
This book offers an intimate look into the author's life, capturing significant moments and reflections throughout their journey. more
Author
Lewis Mumford
Historian and urban planner, known for his influential work on city planning and design, including the seminal work 'The City in History'. more
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Source: The diary of a young girl
“If we really want to live, we'd better start at once to try.”
“It was a book to kill time for those who liked it better dead.”
“Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove.”
“Life, the permission to know death.”
Source: Nightwood
“Longevity is the revenge of talent upon genius.”
Source: The evening colonnade
“No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.”