Useful Quotes

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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest. — Rowan Atkinson
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. — Teresa of Avila
To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other… — Charles Babbage
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. — Francis Bacon
Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth… — Johnny Ball
The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the distinctions of the… — William Bartram
Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information. — Scott Adams
Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable. — Mortimer Adler
We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week… — Arnold Bennett
Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving for training grounds for developing… — Annie Besant
Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful,… — Manolo Blahnik
The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows… — Edward de Bono
The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're… — Anthony Bourdain
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful. — Charles Bradlaugh
Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing… — Louisa May Alcott
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than… — Louisa May Alcott
I'm an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger. What works for me is working out when it's useful… — Alan Alda
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much. — Michael Caine

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