Uselessness Quotes

43 quotes by 40 authors

The most useless are those who never change through the years. — James M. Barrie
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative. — George Ade
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions. — Albert Camus
Ability without honor is useless. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done for their own… — George Santayana
If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The truly scientific mind is altogether unafraid of the new, and while having no mercy for ideas which have served their turn or shown their… — Wilfred Trotter
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
Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless. — Ovid
Suspicion is most often useless pain. — Samuel Johnson
It is useless to close the gates against ideas; they overlap them. — Klemens von Metternich
Play exists for its own sake. Play is for the moment; it is not hurried, even when the pace is fast and timing seems important.… — Margaret Guenther
Indolence is the dry rot of even a good mind and a good character; the practical uselessness of both. It is the waste of what… — Tryon Edwards
The key to overcoming aloneness and a feeling of uselessness for one who is physically able is to step outside yourself by helping others who… — Ezra Taft Benson
Unrequited loveâ€“plain desperate aboveboard boy-chasingâ€“turned you into a salesperson, and what you were selling was something he didn't want, couldn't use, would never miss. Unrequited… — Elizabeth McCracken
When Caroline Walker fell in love with Julian English she was a little tired of him. That was in the summer of 1926, one of… — John O'Hara
If one does not understand the usefulness of the useless and the uselessness of the useful, one cannot understand art. — Eugene Ionesco
Both the young and the old are almost completely useless in our modern society, and are made keenly aware of that uselessness. They have no… — Carl Rogers

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