Quote of the Day (Lewis Mumford, on Life)

“Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for the training of a mere beginner.” — American urban planner, sociologist and historian Lewis Mumford (1895-1990), The Conduct of Life: Ethical and Religious Issues Confronting Modern Civilization (1951)

Quote of the Day (Lewis Mumford, on ‘Man's Chief Purpose’)

“Man's chief purpose...is the creation and preservation of values: that is what gives meaning to our civilization, and the participation in this is what gives significance, ultimately, to the individual human life.”— American futurist, historian and urban planner Lewis Mumford (1895-1990), Faith for Living (1940)