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Useful Things Quotes

Some things that are true are not very useful Picture Quote #1

The ideas of the wise have been tested by centuries. Everything medium is lost and only original, deep and useful things are left Picture Quote #1

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things Picture Quote #1

Ask for feedback from people with diverse backgrounds. Each one will tell you one useful thing. If you’re at the top of the chain, sometimes people won’t give you honest feedback because they’re afraid. In this case, disguise yourself, or get feedback from other sources Picture Quote #1

The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things Picture Quote #1

In trouble we are prone to forget all that we have heard and read that makes for our comfort. Now what is the reason that a man comes to think of that which otherwise he should never have called to mind? The Holy Spirit brings it to his remembrance; He is a Comforter, bringing to mind useful things at such times when we have most need of them Picture Quote #1

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You have to know accounting. It’s the language of practical business life. It was a very useful thing to deliver to civilization. I’ve heard it came to civilization through Venice which of course was once the great commercial power in the Mediterranean. However, double entry bookkeeping was a hell of an invention Picture Quote #1

America is the world’s living myth. There’s no sense of wrong when you kill an American or blame America for some local disaster. This is our function, to be character types, to embody recurring themes that people can use to comfort themselves, justify themselves and so on. We’re here to accommodate. Whatever people need, we provide. A myth is a useful thing Picture Quote #1

I am a maker of useful things Picture Quote #1

We actually have a real community of people doing useful things Picture Quote #1

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment Picture Quote #1

Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens Picture Quote #1

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Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable Picture Quote #1

We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it Picture Quote #1

Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God Picture Quote #1

Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done Picture Quote #1

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work Picture Quote #1

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle Picture Quote #1

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I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off Picture Quote #1

Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them at a future time Picture Quote #1

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people Picture Quote #1

The best aid to give is intellectual aid, a gift of useful knowledge. A gift of knowledge is infinitely preferable to a gift of material things Picture Quote #1

All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility Picture Quote #1

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad Picture Quote #1

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One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful Picture Quote #1

Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children Picture Quote #1

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 rare minds on such work is like running a steam engine by burning diamonds Picture Quote #1

Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn Picture Quote #1

Like anyone else, a lot of what I do and how I think has been shaped by my family and my overall life experience. Many who know me say I am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. I buy more books than I can finish. I sign up for more online courses than I can complete. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me Picture Quote #1

People in science fiction flicks always seemed to know useful things about the places time travel took them. But what if the time traveler had been only an average history student? What then? Picture Quote #1

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Some things that are true are not very useful (Useful Things Quotes) The ideas of the wise have been tested by centuries. Everything medium is lost and only original, deep and useful things are left. (Useful Things Quotes) You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things. (Useful Things Quotes) Ask for feedback from people with diverse backgrounds. Each one will tell you one useful thing. If you’re at the top of the chain, sometimes people won’t give you honest feedback because they’re afraid. In this case, disguise yourself, or get feedback from other sources (Useful Things Quotes) The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things (Useful Things Quotes) In trouble we are prone to forget all that we have heard and read that makes for our comfort. Now what is the reason that a man comes to think of that which otherwise he should never have called to mind? The Holy Spirit brings it to his remembrance; He is a Comforter, bringing to mind useful things at such times when we have most need of them (Useful Things Quotes) You have to know accounting. It’s the language of practical business life. It was a very useful thing to deliver to civilization. I’ve heard it came to civilization through Venice which of course was once the great commercial power in the Mediterranean. However, double entry bookkeeping was a hell of an invention (Useful Things Quotes) America is the world’s living myth. There’s no sense of wrong when you kill an American or blame America for some local disaster. This is our function, to be character types, to embody recurring themes that people can use to comfort themselves, justify themselves and so on. We’re here to accommodate. Whatever people need, we provide. A myth is a useful thing (Useful Things Quotes) I am a maker of useful things (Useful Things Quotes) We actually have a real community of people doing useful things (Useful Things Quotes) Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment (Useful Things Quotes) Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens (Useful Things Quotes) Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable (Useful Things Quotes) We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it (Useful Things Quotes) Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God (Useful Things Quotes) Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done (Useful Things Quotes) Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work (Useful Things Quotes) Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle (Useful Things Quotes) I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off (Useful Things Quotes) Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them at a future time (Useful Things Quotes) The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people (Useful Things Quotes) The best aid to give is intellectual aid, a gift of useful knowledge. A gift of knowledge is infinitely preferable to a gift of material things (Useful Things Quotes) All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility (Useful Things Quotes) For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad (Useful Things Quotes) One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful (Useful Things Quotes) Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children (Useful Things Quotes) 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 rare minds on such work is like running a steam engine by burning diamonds (Useful Things Quotes) Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn (Useful Things Quotes) Like anyone else, a lot of what I do and how I think has been shaped by my family and my overall life experience. Many who know me say I am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. I buy more books than I can finish. I sign up for more online courses than I can complete. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me (Useful Things Quotes) People in science fiction flicks always seemed to know useful things about the places time travel took them. But what if the time traveler had been only an average history student? What then? (Useful Things Quotes)

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