Superfluous Quotes

155 quotes by 129 authors

It is for the superfluous we sweat. — Seneca the Younger
Simplicity in its essence demands neither a vow of poverty nor a life of rural homesteading. As an ethic of self-conscious material moderation, it can… — David Shi
Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom. — Horace
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. — Eric Hoffer
The statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and removes the rubbish. — Joseph Addison
There are, while human miseries abound, A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth, Without one fool or flatterer at your board, Without one hour of… — John Armstrong
All that is not useful in a picture is detrimental. A work of art must be harmonious in its entirety; for superfluous details would, in… — Henri Matisse
In order to be deep, we sometimes have to cut through and cut apart. That is to be seen in the common phrase, 'Cut it… — Eli Siegel
Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous. — Gustave Courbet
The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of superfluous detail, the… — Alfred Sisley
While sincerity and over-anxiety can spoil a picture, through superfluous elaboration and unnecessary correction, the carelessness that would leave it in an unfinished state is… — Walter J. Phillips
If Christianity were only a development, then Christ was not needed. If Christianity were only a scheme of morals, then the divine incarnation was a… — Herrick Johnson
In her (nature's) inventions nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous. — Leonardo da Vinci
It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one. — Celia Green
But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. — Edward Gibbon
Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote. — G I Gurdjieff
If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist, and… — Will Durant
Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous. — Maimonides
Whatever respect photography may once have deserved is now superfluous in view of its own superfluity. — Will Self
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all… — Percy Bysshe Shelley

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