There is progress in the field of mechanical science, progress with regard to machines, cars, modern conveniences, and the conquering of space. But I am not referring to that kind of progress, because progress in mechanical science must ever be transient; in that, there can never be fulfilment for man. There can be no fulfilment for man in mechanical progress. There will be better cars, better aeroplanes, better machines, but fulfilment is not to be realised through this continual process of mechanical perfection – not that I am against machines. When we speak of progress, as applied to what we call individual growth, what do we mean? We mean the acquiring of more knowledge, greater virtue, which is not fulfilment.
From Collected Works, Vol. 1
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