Fruitless Quotes

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The specualtist, who is not content with superficial views, harasses himself with fruitless curiosity; and still, as he inquires more, perceives only that he knows… — Samuel Johnson
Prayer for worldly goods is worse than fruitless, but prayer for strength of soul is that passion of the soul which catches the gift it… — George Meredith
The only test of possession is use. The talent that is buried is not owned. The napkin and the hole in the ground are far… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Love does not solely belong to one person. No matter how hard you try, if the feeling is not mutual, it'll be fruitless. — Jin Sun Mi
Avoid trivial pursuits. You are a child of God, destined for glory, and called to do great things in His Name. Do not waste your… — Paul Washer
Our fruitless labours mourn, And only rich in barren fame return. — Homer
Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless. — Hosea Ballou
Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but… — John Dewey
The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them. — Victor Hugo
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in… — Samuel Johnson
It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting. — Soren Kierkegaard
Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus… — Jack Lynch
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years… — John Steinbeck
From 1970 onwards, our culture told both sexes that individual expression was paramount. And for women, that was defined as the right to choose an… — Naomi Wolf
Instead of this fruitless debate about having it all, men and women should focus on what make us happy. Instead of comparing our lives with… — LZ Granderson
A socialist is just someone who is unable to get over his or her astonishment that most people who have lived and died have spent… — Terry Eagleton
I've lived to bury my desires and see my dreams corrode with rust now all that's left are fruitless fires that burn my empty heart… — Alexander Pushkin
The remainder of my schooldays were no more auspicious than the first. Indeed, they were an endless Project that slowly evolved into a Unit, in… — Harper Lee
Time can divorce us from the reality of people, it can separate us from people and turn them into ghosts. Or rather it is we… — Iris Murdoch
Iâ€™ve lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust; Now all thatâ€™s left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart… — Alexander Pushkin

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