E. F. Schumacher – 4 Quotes

4 Quotes by E. F. Schumacher

An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth – in short, materialism – does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.

– E. F. Schumacher

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

Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility.

– E. F. Schumacher

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