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E. F. Schumacher

" Perhaps we cannot raise the winds. But each of us can put up the sail, so that when the wind comes we can catch it. "

E. F. Schumacher

Change , Wind , Climate

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" Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. "

E. F. Schumacher

Courage , Inspirational

" Anyone who thinks consumption can expand forever on a finite planet is either insane or an economist. "

E. F. Schumacher

Thinking , Forever , Insane

" Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology toward the organic, the gentle, the elegant and beautiful. "

E. F. Schumacher

Beautiful , Technology , Demand

" We must do what we conceive to be the right thing, and not bother our heads or burden our souls with whether we are going to be successful. Because if we don't do the right thing, we'll be doing the wrong thing, and we will just be part of the disease, and not a part of the cure. "

E. F. Schumacher

Success , Soul , Integrity

" The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology. "

E. F. Schumacher

Men , Technology , Self

" Development does not start with goods; it starts with people and their education, organization, and discipline. Without these three, all resources remain latent, untapped, potential. "

E. F. Schumacher

People , Discipline

" An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory. "

E. F. Schumacher

Beautiful , Theory , Practice , Small

" The real problems of our planet are not economic or technical, they are philosophical. The philosophy of unbridled materialism is being challenged by events. "

E. F. Schumacher

Philosophy , Real , Philosophical

" Study how a society uses its land, and you can come to pretty reliable conclusions as to what its future will be. "

E. F. Schumacher

Land , Study , Use

" The purpose of work is to give people a chance to utilize and develop their faculties; to enable them to overcome their ego-centeredness by joining others in a common task; and to bring for the goods and services needed for a becoming existence. "

E. F. Schumacher

People , Giving , Ego

" I cannot predict the wind but I can have my sail ready. "

E. F. Schumacher

Wind

" There are three things healthy people most need to do - to be creatively productive, to render service, and to act in accordance with their moral impulses. In all three respects modern society frustrates most people most of the time. "

E. F. Schumacher

People , Things , Three , Healthy

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