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Every change in conditions will make necessary some change in the use of resources, in the direction and kind of read more
Every change in conditions will make necessary some change in the use of resources, in the direction and kind of human activities, in habits and practices. And each change in the actions of those affected in the first instance will require further adjustments that will gradually extend through the whole of society. Every change thus in a sense creates a "problem" for society, even though no single individual perceives it as such; it is gradually "solved" by the establishment of a new overall adjustment.
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to read more
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
The noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and
dissipation without pleasure.
The noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and
dissipation without pleasure.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
There is in the universe something for the description and analysis of which the natural sciences cannot contribute anything. There read more
There is in the universe something for the description and analysis of which the natural sciences cannot contribute anything. There are events beyond the range of those events that the procedures of the natural sciences are fit to observe and describe. There is human action.
Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts...
Our understanding of the world is achieved more effectively by conceptual improvements than by discovery of new facts...