Quote by Percy Wynham Lewis

If the world would only build temples to Machinery in the abstract then everything would be perfect. The painter and sculptor would have plenty to do, and could, in complete peace and suitably honored, pursue their trade without further trouble.

If the world would only build temples to Machinery in the ab

Summary

This quote suggests that if society valued and celebrated the advancements and importance of machinery over art, it would create a perfect world. In this hypothetical scenario, painters and sculptors would no longer face challenges or obstacles in their craft, as they would be peacefully engaged in their work without any further difficulties. The quote alludes to a belief that machinery functions as a key driving force, and if it were the ultimate focus, harmony and order would prevail.

Topics

Machinery Machines

By Percy Wynham Lewis

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The great thing about it is, in Hollywood, certain people ar

The great thing about it is, in Hollywood, certain people are very good at keeping their lives and who they are very private. I've never met anybody as down to earth and cool in Hollywood than Matt Damon.

I buy women shoes and they use them to walk away from me.

I buy women shoes and they use them to walk away from me.

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a c

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.

I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very st

I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom.

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good p

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.

Business is in itself a power.

Business is in itself a power.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Benjamin Franklin

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work well, ought to be his most precious possession; like the honor of a soldier, dearer to him than life

Knowledge cultivates your seeds and does not sow in your see

Knowledge cultivates your seeds and does not sow in your seeds.

The lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and s

The lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.N.B.: From this quote is derived the proverb, Good things come to those who wait.

Bible, Lamentations 3:25

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have busin

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.

Washington Irving

Hate is only a form love that hasn't found a way to express

Hate is only a form love that hasn't found a way to express itself logically.