Useless Quotes

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In physiology, as in all other sciences, no discovery is useless, no curiosity misplaced or too ambitious, and we may be certain that every advance… — Ernest Starling
There is seemingly so little love shared in this world, it is not surprising that we ask, "Where have all the lovers gone?" Since love… — Leo Buscaglia
The harsh, useful things of the world, from pulling teeth to digging potatoes, are best done by men who are as starkly sober as so… — H. L. Mencken
Letting go is freedom. When you find yourself in a useless battle, you merely walk off the battlefield. — Hugh Prather
This long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. Economists set themselves too easy, too useless… — John Maynard Keynes
Old age deprives the intelligent man only of qualities useless to wisdom. — Joseph Joubert
Useless as a pulled tooth. — Mary Roberts Rinehart
Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all… — Noah Webster
Many men are stored full of unused knowledge. Like loaded guns that are never fired off, or military magazines in times of peace, they are… — Henry Ward Beecher
Books without the knowledge of life are useless. — Samuel Johnson
He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. — Mark Twain
To condemn spontaneous and delightful occupations because they are useless for self-preservation shows an uncritical prizing of life irrespective of its content. — George Santayana
Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body — George Carlin
Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest… — John Ruskin
It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to… — Vernon Howard
Human behaviour reveals uniformities which constitute natural laws. If these uniformities did not exist, then there would be neither social science nor political economy, and… — Vilfredo Pareto
Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there. — C.S. Lewis
Only useless things are indispensable. — Francis Picabia

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