Quotes about Useless

Sound Protestant and Evangelical doctrine is useless — if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse then useless; it does positive harm. It is despised by keen-sighted and shrewd men of the world, as an unreal and hollow thing, and brings religion into contempt.

Good feelings and desires are useless if they are not accompanied by action.

The sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify, to burn out all that is useless and impure.

MAN'S thoughts can be likened to a lawn, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; however whether cultivated or unnoticed, it need to, and could, bring forth. If no beneficial seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and could maintain to supply their kind.

Man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.

she had grown up highly ornamental, but perfectly helpless and useless.

Learning without thinking is useless. Thinking without learning is dangerous.

When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself. We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.

I must confess that most modern mysticism seems to me to be simply a method of imparting useless knowledge in a form that no one can understand

A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated through eternity. If it be marked with sins, the marks will be indelible. If it has been a useless life, it can never be improved. Such it will stand forever and ever. The same may be said of each day.

I find it unnecessary, useless and frankly a bit unnecessary to get into all sorts of debates over President Obama's religion or the authenticity of his birth. I know for some people that it is an obsession. It is not with me.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.