Journal

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. -Elbert Hubbard

i think the quote means exactly what it is saying. a machine can out do an ordinary man, but that one extraordinary man will exceed the limitations of a machine. 

i agree with this quote because i believe that a person willing to go an extra mile will beat out anyone in his/her way. if you don't push yourself, you're just going to get beaten by a machine.

what comes to mind when i see this quote is the story about the rail spike machine and the rail road worker. the rail road worker challenged the rail road machine to a challenge on who could lay down the most rail spikes. the rail road worker won, but unfortunately died shortly after winning.