Useless Quotes

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When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart,… — Charlotte Bronte
Do not give way to useless alarm; though it is right to be prepared for the worst, there is no occasion to look on it… — Jane Austen
As Unto the bow the the cord is , So unto the man is woman; Though she bends him, she obeys him, Though she draws… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We can't have any weak or silly. Life is real again, and the useless and cumbersome and mischievous have to die. They ought to die.… — H.G. Wells
One describes a tale best by telling the tale. You see? The way one describes a story, to oneself or to the world, is by… — Neil Gaiman
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. — Benjamin Disraeli
Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member… — Bill Watterson
It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed. If you have… — Daniel Handler
Whether God exists or does not exist, He has come to rank among the most sublime and useless truths. — Denis Diderot
I find you in these tears, few, useless and here at last. Don't come back. — Philip Levine
If a night-moth were to concentrate its will on flying to a star or some equally unattainable object, it wouldn't succeed. Only, it wouldn't even… — Hermann Hesse
But why do only unimportant things?" asked Milo, who suddenly remembered how much time he spent each day doing them. "Think of all the trouble… — Norton Juster
Dr. Armonson stitched up her wrist wounds. Withen 5 minutes of the transfusion he declared her out of danger. Chucking her under the chin, he… — Jeffrey Eugenides
. . .There are certain people who come into your life, and leave a mark. . . Their place in your heart is tender; a… — Sara Zarr
What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good.… — Louis Sachar
My language limitations here are real. My vocabulary is adequate for writing notes and keeping journals but absolutely useless for an active moral life. If… — Grace Paley
Any powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and absolutely useless until we choose to use it. — Richard Bach
Idleness, pleasure, what abysses! To do nothing is a dreary course to take, be sure of it. To live idle upon the substance of society!… — Victor Hugo
So long as I remain alive and well I shall continue to feel strongly about prose style, to love the surface of the earth, and… — George Orwell

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