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title: "3 Shameful Waste Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [So few men are really worth knowing, that it seems a shameful waste to let an anthropoid prejudice stand in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/so-few-men-are-really-worth-knowing-that-it-seems-a-shameful-waste-to/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62b/h-l-mencken-245_association_so-few-men-are-really-worth-knowing-that_7103.png)

> [“Knowledge that is not used is often wasted, and it is shameful to waste anything, especially anything as valuable as knowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenelle-leanne-schmidt/knowledge-that-is-not-used-is-often-wasted-and-it-is-shameful-to/)

[Jenelle Leanne Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenelle-leanne-schmidt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/jenelle-leanne-schmidt-62378_knowledge_knowledge-that-is-not-used-is-often-wast_345037.jpg)

> [We are on this planet but once, and to spend it holding back our gushing appreciation of the things that light us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-sincero/we-are-on-this-planet-but-once-and-to-spend-it-holding-back-our/)

[Jen Sincero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-sincero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/jen-sincero-2104_appreciation_we-are-on-this-planet-but-once-and-to-sp_1751375.jpg)

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