Useless Things Quotes

14 quotes by 12 authors

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing. — Tom Stoppard
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
Only useless things are indispensable. — Francis Picabia
Science only means knowledge; and for [Greek] ancients it did only mean knowledge. Thus the favorite science of the Greeks was Astronomy, because it was… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
True science is distinctively the study of useless things. For the useful things will get studied without the aid of scientific men. To employ these… — Charles Sanders Peirce
The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing… — Leonardo da Vinci
The world needed more fireworks- especially now that there was going to be a shortage of beautiful, useless things. — Scott Westerfeld
Emperors are vain and useless things. — Scott Westerfeld
It is the useless things that make life worth living and that make life dangerous too: wine, love, art, beauty. Without them life is safe,… — Stephen Fry
Cats are great. They don't talk about useless things. Or do them. Nothing is cuter. They are something that don't exist in my world. They… — Yana Toboso
I know a lot about a few things - mostly useless things. — Mo Rocca
Keeping it real is not about speaking the truth. It's about not giving a damn if others do it or not. It's about realizing you… — Josh Q
Don't tired your self in useless things. — Jayjay Guillermo

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