nothing was useful which was not honest.

“though I pleaded the usefulness of the work, mine convinced me that nothing was useful which was not honest.”

— Various

“Lighthouses are more useful than churches.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Lose no time; be always employed in something useful.

— Benjamin Franklin

Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the…

— Benjamin Franklin

I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it…

— Benjamin Franklin

Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths.

— Benjamin Franklin

Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Volunteer. Find ways to be useful. Be kind.

— Claudia Black

Although religion might be useful in developing a solid moral framework - and enforcing it - we can quite easily develop moral intuitions without…

— Robert Winston

“Being useful was a balm.”

— Roxane Gay

I used it in a shot where Richard Burton goes down the hall to get a gun in a closet. And I wanted to…

— Haskell Wexler

Part of my plan was not only to introduce all useful animals that I possibly could into this part of Australia, but also the…

— George Grey

“Learning Is Not Useful, Without Taking Action On It”

— Shyam Chathuranga

My life had been defined by the apartheid years. Now we were going into an era of democracy... and I believed that I didn't…

— Athol Fugard

Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind…

— Ed Smith