Quotes about Utilitarian

History which is not professedly utilitarian, history which is didactic only as great poetry is unconsciously didactic, may yet possess that highest form of usefulness, the power to thrill the souls of men with stories of strength and craft and daring, and to lift them out of their common selves to the heights of high endeavor.

In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected.

Our society is so fragmented, our family lives so sundered by physical and emotional distance, our friendships so sporadic, our intimacies so 'in-between' things and often so utilitarian, that there are few places where we can feel truly safe.

[Science] is the literature of God written on the stars-the trees-the rocks-and more important because [of] its marked utilitarian character.