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Useless Things Quotes

It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing Picture Quote #1

All professional men are handicapped by not being allowed to ignore things which are useless Picture Quote #1

The things one can express with the hand, with the head, with the shoulders!... How many useless and encumbering words then disappear! What economy! Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve Picture Quote #1

I hate the Internet. It’s full of rubbish. I’m on it all the time, watching terrible, useless things and ossifying my brain Picture Quote #1

War is a lot of things and it’s useless to pretend that exciting isn’t one of them. (pg. 144) Picture Quote #1

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I feel now it’s useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I’ve decided if I can make people laugh, I’m making a more important contribution Picture Quote #1

Only useless things are indispensable Picture Quote #1

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing Picture Quote #1

Emperors are vain and useless things Picture Quote #1

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless Picture Quote #1

If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless... nobody wants to be in it Picture Quote #1

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A creative photographer is one who either captures mystery or reveals things, everything else is useless Picture Quote #1

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few Picture Quote #1

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest Picture Quote #1

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind Picture Quote #1

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance Picture Quote #1

Gold is the most useless thing in the world. I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is merely a symbol Picture Quote #1

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Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless? 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

Worry is useless mulling over of things we cannot change. Worry is not concern, which would motivate you to do everything possible in a situation Picture Quote #1

Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly Picture Quote #1

Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of useless talk Picture Quote #1

Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre Picture Quote #1

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Nature, keeping only useless secrets, had placed within reach and in sight of human beings the things it was necessary for them to know Picture Quote #1

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 can be loved or hated unless it is first known Picture Quote #1

The acquisition of any knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known Picture Quote #1

There are moods in which one feels the impulse to enter a tacit protest against too gross an appetite for pure aesthetics in this starving and sinning world. One turns half away, musingly, from certain beautiful useless things 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

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 have pets over there as well... but... it doesn’t quite compare Picture Quote #1

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It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing (Useless Things Quotes) All professional men are handicapped by not being allowed to ignore things which are useless (Useless Things Quotes) The things one can express with the hand, with the head, with the shoulders!... How many useless and encumbering words then disappear! What economy! (Useless Things Quotes) Nothing is more unworthy of a wise man, or ought to trouble him more, than to have allowed more time for trifling, and useless things, than they deserve. (Useless Things Quotes) I hate the Internet. It’s full of rubbish. I’m on it all the time, watching terrible, useless things and ossifying my brain. (Useless Things Quotes) War is a lot of things and it’s useless to pretend that exciting isn’t one of them. (pg. 144) (Useless Things Quotes) I feel now it’s useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I’ve decided if I can make people laugh, I’m making a more important contribution (Useless Things Quotes) Only useless things are indispensable (Useless Things Quotes) It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing (Useless Things Quotes) Emperors are vain and useless things (Useless Things Quotes) There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless (Useless Things Quotes) If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless... nobody wants to be in it (Useless Things Quotes) A creative photographer is one who either captures mystery or reveals things, everything else is useless (Useless Things Quotes) It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few (Useless Things Quotes) All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest (Useless Things Quotes) A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind (Useless Things Quotes) Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance (Useless Things Quotes) Gold is the most useless thing in the world. I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is merely a symbol (Useless Things Quotes) Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless? (Useless Things Quotes) Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle (Useless Things Quotes) Worry is useless mulling over of things we cannot change. Worry is not concern, which would motivate you to do everything possible in a situation (Useless Things Quotes) Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly (Useless Things Quotes) Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of useless talk (Useless Things Quotes) Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre (Useless Things Quotes) Nature, keeping only useless secrets, had placed within reach and in sight of human beings the things it was necessary for them to know (Useless Things Quotes) 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 can be loved or hated unless it is first known (Useless Things Quotes) The acquisition of any knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known (Useless Things Quotes) There are moods in which one feels the impulse to enter a tacit protest against too gross an appetite for pure aesthetics in this starving and sinning world. One turns half away, musingly, from certain beautiful useless things (Useless 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 (Useless Things Quotes) 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 have pets over there as well... but... it doesn’t quite compare (Useless Things Quotes)

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