Useless Quotes

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The relation of patience to iman is like the relation of the head to the body. If the head is chopped off, the body becomes… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
In cities it is useless to look at the stars or to describe them, worship them, or seek direction from them. When lost, one should… — Rawi Hage
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob. — Herodotus
Think of yourselves as a hand. Each of you is a finger, and without the others you're useless. Alone, a finger can't grasp, or control,… — Karen Traviss
People in suburbia see trees differently than foresters do. They cherish every one. It is useless to speak of the probability that a certain tree… — Roger Swain
I know of no crime that has not been defended by the church, in one form or other. The church is not a pioneer; it… — Robert Green Ingersoll
I actually think the whole concept of retirement is a bit stupid, so yes, I do want to do something else. There is this strange… — Stuart Rose
That which is useless dies. Animals that fail to serve some useful purpose in the scheme of things slowly but surely become extinct. Let any… — B. C. Forbes
The inlet of a man's mind is what he learns; the outlet is what he accomplishes. If his mind is not fed by a continued… — Unknown Author
I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think, is that ...… — Mary McCarthy
Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions. — Fernando Pessoa
Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop… — Philippe Halsman
Look at the evils of the world around you and protect yourself from them. Our teachers give all the wrong messages to our youth, since… — Muhammad Iqbal
Many armies fail because they put all their emphasis into creating a plan that becomes useless ten minutes into the battle — Chip Heath
What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return. In comparison to the love of… — Pope John Paul II
Love from its very nature must be transitory. To seek for a secret that would render it constant would be as wild a search as… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless? — Carlos Castaneda
What is the use of voting? We know that the machines of both parties are subsidized by the same persons, and therefore it is useless… — Woodrow Wilson
In the end, there is no ideal condition for creativity. What works for one person is useless for another. The only criterion is this: Make… — Twyla Tharp
But the most wretched thing, is it not-is to drag out, as I do, a useless existence. If our pains were only of some use… — Gustave Flaubert

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