“[P]opulation, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every twenty-five years, or increases in a geometrical ratio. ... [T]he means of subsistence, under circumstances the most favorable to human industry, could not possibly be made to increase faster than in an arithmetical ratio.” YearsHumansMeanMadeScienceFiveFoodGoes OnIndustryCircumstancesIncreaseTwentiesFasterFive YearsTwenty FiveRatiosSubsistence Author:Thomas Malthus
“No nation can be really great unless it is great in peace, in industry, integrity, honesty. Skilled intelligence in civic affairs and industrial enterprises alike; the special ability of the artist, the man of letters, the man of science, and the man of business; the rigid determination to wrong no man, and to stand for righteousness-all these are necessary in a great nation.” MenScienceArtistNationsAbilitySpecialHonestyHe ManIndustryIntegrityDeterminationLettersIntelligentAffairEnterpriseRighteousnessReally GreatCivicsGreat NationsHonesty Integrity Book:The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: American ideals. Administration-Civil service Source: The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: American ideals. Administration-Civil service
“There is no art or science that is too difficult for industry to attain to; it is the gift of tongues, and makes a man understood and valued in all countries, and by all nations; it is the philosopher's stone, that turns all metals, and even stones, into gold, and suffers not want to break into its dwelling; it is the northwest passage, that brings the merchant's ships as soon to him as he can desire: in a word, it conquers all enemies, and makes fortune itself pay contribution.” MenWantArtCountryScienceDesireSufferingTurnsNationsDifficultUnderstandingPayEnemyBreakIndustryUnderstoodStonesGoldFortunePhilosopherTongueShipsConquerContributionPassagesMetalsDwellingMerchants Author:Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon