Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes, Men Quotes, Useless Quotes

Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself nor by explanation. The first is excellent, the second, commendable, and the third, altogether useless.

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Talent without work is useless, thank God

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Mere brave speech without action is letting off useless steam.

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It is useless attacking the insensible.

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There is no explaining anything by reasoning and so it is useless to reason.

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Nothing useless is, or low; Each thing in its place is best; And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest.

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Useless pursuits and conversations always about the same things absorb the better part of one's time, the better part of one's strength, and in the end there is left a life grovelling and curtailed, worthless and trivial, and there is no escaping or getting away from it—just as though one were in a madhouse or prison.

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The word "souvenir" has, of course, slightly extended itself in meaning until it now denotes almost anything either breakable or useless; but even today, ninety per cent of the items covered by the word are forgettable objects in which cigarettes can be left to go stale.

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Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless.

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Good resolutions are useless attempts to interfere with scientific laws.

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Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

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High descent and meritorious deeds, unless united to wealth, are as useless as seaweed.

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Most arguments are useless.

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Aristotle... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious and well nigh useless.

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A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women.

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If my face was covered, I would be useless.

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A life is never useless. Each soul that came down to Earth is here for a reason.

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Nothing in this world is useless in the eyes of God.

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It is useless to read Greek in translation; translators can but offer us a vague equivalent.

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There are two things that we should avoid, oh disciple! A life of pleasures, that is low and vain. A life of mortification, that is useless and vain.

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