Charles Babbage Quotes About Labour
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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.
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At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
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No person will deny that the highest degree of attainable accuracy is an object to be desired, and it is generally found that the last advances towards precision require a greater devotion of time, labour, and expense, than those which precede them.
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Perhaps the most important principle on which the economy of a manufacture depends, is the division of labour amongst the persons who perform the work.
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