Usefullness QuotesA cock, having found a pearl, said that a grain of corn would be of more value to him  We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have - for their usefulness Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there What praise is implied in the simple epithet useful! What reproach in the contrary A useless life is only an early death Whatever you have, you must either use or lose Attention and activity lead to mistakes as well as to successes; but a life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing The great aim of human life Have I done aught of value to my fellow-men? Then have I done much for myself When the air balloon was first discovered, some one flippantly asked Dr. Franklin what was the use of it. The doctor answered this question by asking another: "What is the use of a new-born infant? It may become a man Live for something. Do good, and leave behind you a monument of virtue that the storm of time can never destroy. Write your name in kindness, love, and mercy, on the hearts of thousands you come in contact with year by year; you will never be forgotten. No, your name, your deeds, will be as legible on the hearts you leave behind as the stars on the brow of evening. Good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven It is my humble prayer that I may be of some use in my day and generation The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present |
