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Quote by Lewis Mumford
A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplatio

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day and a succession of such days is fatal to human life. – Lewis Mumford

Other quotes by Lewis Mumford

We have created an industrial order geared to automatism, where feeble-mindedness, native or acquired, is necessary for docile productivity in the factory; and where a pervasive neurosis is the final gift of the meaningless life that issues forth at the other end. – Lewis Mumford

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Industry
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Lewis Mumford
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A society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure, and to another all the burdens of work, dooms both classes to spiritual sterility. – Lewis Mumford

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Miscellaneous
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The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does. – Lewis Mumford

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Science
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Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter. – David Byrne

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Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards. – Saskya Pandita

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Thats one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that Im very rich. So if I need $600 million, I can put $600 million myself. Thats a huge advantage. I must tell you, thats a huge advantage over the other candidates. – Donald Trump

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I know that Ive got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But Im happy with myself. Im not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here. – Clay Aiken

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The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. – Benjamin Disraeli

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To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me – not success. – Hugh Jackman

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