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The thinker philosophizes as the lover loves. Even were the consequences not only useless but harmful, he must obey his impulse. — William James
If one looks closely one sees that there is no essential difference between a beggar's livelihood and that of numberless respectable people. Beggars do not… — George Orwell
It is assumed that anyone who makes a million dollars has a unique gift, though he might have made it off some useless gadget. — William Faulkner
Sensible people find nothing useless. — Jean de La Fontaine
Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle. — Samuel Johnson
So here hath been dawning Another blue day; Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away? Out of eternity This new day is born, Into… — Thomas Carlyle
The goal I proposed myself in making cubism? To paint and nothing more... with a method linked only to my thought... Neither the good nor… — Pablo Picasso
An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands. — William Cowper
Hatred, rancor, and the spirit of vengeance are useless baggage to the artist. His road is difficult enough for him to cleanse his soul of… — Henri Matisse
It is useless to advise solitude for everyone; one must be strong enough to endure it and to work alone. — Paul Gauguin
The explanation of types of structure in classes - as resulting from the will of the Deity, to create animals on certain plans - is… — Charles Darwin
Who affects useless singularities has surely a little mind. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic… — Jack Nicholson
Art must be unaesthetic in the extreme, useless and impossible to justify. — Francis Picabia
Talks on art are almost useless. The work which goes to bring progress in one's own subject is sufficient compensation for the incomprehension of imbeciles. — Paul Cezanne
I am not an optimist, because I am not sure that everything ends well. Nor am I a pessimist, because I am not sure that… — Vaclav Havel
If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless... nobody wants to be in it. — Roger Scruton
Nothing is more useful than the useless. — Roger Scruton
I am against: general ideas / the nude / the appropriation of images / the mystification of the untitled / the glorification of artistic doubt… — Marlene Dumas
Most inputs are useless and time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available. — Tim Ferriss

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