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He who is gracious to his lover under the impression that he is rich, and is disappointed of his gains because he turns out to be poor, is disgraced all the same: for he has done his best to show that he would give himself up to any one's "uses base" for the sake of money; but this is not honourable.

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In some cases, the measured use of force is all that protects us from a chaotic world ruled by force.

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The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture. Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists of infinite masses of the shells of animalcules, so language is made up of images or tropes, which now, in their secondary use, have long ceased to remind us of their poetic origin.

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No discussion between two persons can be of any use, until each knows clearly what it is that the other asserts.

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Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.

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Intelligence is so damn rare and the people who have it often have such a bad time with it that they get bitter or propagandistic and then it's not much use.

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To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar.

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What good is a reputation not put to good use.

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I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.

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Nothing in nature is exhausted in its first use...In God, every end is converted into a new means.

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To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.

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I like Akon, I like some of Lil Wayne when he uses that funky voice. Anything progressive.

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Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.

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Use fear as an engine, not as a brake.

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A chest of gold coins or a fat wallet of bills is of no use whatsoever to a wrecked sailor alone on a raft.

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To become indignant at [people's] conduct is as foolish as to be angry with a stone because it rolls into your path. And with many people the wisest thing you can do, is to resolve to make use of those whom you cannot alter.

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Unless you are good at guessing, it is not much use being a detective.

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I'm one of the few DJs who uses turntables. I'm the only DJ that's scratching.

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We should never forget that God granted us the power to reason so that we would do His work here on Earth - so that we would use science to cure disease, and heal the sick, and save lives.

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I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are ... Not this time. Not now.

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