Quotes about Waste

Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.

For now I see peace to corrupt no less than war to waste.

Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst

Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.

You knew better than that. And it's such an old one to me. My antisocial stubbornness is so well-known that I didn't think anyone would waste time trying to tempt me again.

The worst sin against stewardship is to waste your life.

Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.

If you understand this basic concept, it becomes clear that every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Waste, for example, is not a squandering of our resources. It is a poor use of His.

Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence—those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. If war, waste, and moneylenders were abolished, you'd collapse. And while you people are overconsuming the rest of the world sinks more and more deeply into chronic disaster.

The pursuit of your life is to come into [your] purpose. And the waste of your life is to miss that purpose.

The reaction came when he realized the waste and extravagance involved. He somtimes looked back with awe at the carnivals of affection he had given, as a general might gaze upon a massacre he had ordered to satisfy an impersonal blood lust.

This is a valley of ashes - a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the form of houses and chimneys and riding smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.