There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness is the measure of imperfection. H. G. Wells bridgedeviceembankment Change image and share on social
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. H. G. Wells catastropheeducationhistory Change image and share on social
The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law. H. G. Wells golflawleg Change image and share on social
There's nothing wrong in suffering, if you suffer for a purpose. Our revolution didn't abolish danger or death. It simply made danger and death worthwhile. H. G. Wells abolishdangerdeath Change image and share on social
Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable. H. G. Wells churchcomfortablehell Change image and share on social
Human history in essence is the history of ideas. H. G. Wells essencehistoryhuman Change image and share on social
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. H. G. Wells adaptimperativeinexorable Change image and share on social
Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him. H. G. Wells animalchildfitful Change image and share on social
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other. H. G. Wells handmakemeasure share on social