Quotes About Usefulness

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

Every accessory, every instrument of usefulness, the church has now in such a degree and of such excellence as was never known in any other age; and we want but a supreme and glorious baptism of fire to exhibit to the world such a spectacle as would raise ten thousand hallelujahs to the glory of our King.

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men. Wealth ought not to secure the prosperous the slightest consideration. The only distinctions which should be recognized are those of the soul, of strong principle, of incorruptible integrity, of usefulness, of cultivated intellect, of fidelity in seeking the truth.

I pray] that we might not outlive our usefulness.

They possess the self- effacing virtues of people who are inclined to be useful but don't need to prove anything to the world:

The usefulness of an elder will depend in the long run more on his character than on his gifts and knowledge.

If nothing is so useless as an "ivory tower" academic theory that goes unused, nothing is so very practical as the theory that works. At

The evolutionary usefulness of the ability to recognize patterns and then infer the causal relationships they represent is demonstrated by the fact that precisely the same development of "superstitions" occurs in animals.

Brokenness is God's requirement for maximum usefulness.

Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God.

The more highly we think of ourselves-our abilities and talents-the less God can use us.

I once was absolutely useless, and God in His grace has made me useful.

Good design emphasises the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.

All the good things of the world are no further good to us than as they are of use; and of all we may heap up we enjoy only as much as we can use, and no more.

[U]sefulness is happiness, and... all other things are but incidental.

If you can help anybody even a little, be glad; up the steps of usefulness and kindness, God will lead you on to happiness and friendship.

Indeed the general natural Tendency of Reading good History, must be, to fix in the Minds of Youth deep Impressions of the Beauty and Usefulness of Virtue of all Kinds, Publick Spirit, Fortitude.

It is a remarkable honor to receive a Nobel Prize, because it not only recognizes discoveries, but also their usefulness to the advancement of fundamental science.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big

Ways have to be found to maintain university research untramelled by requirements of forecasting application or usefulness.

Who ever said that pleasure wasn't functional?

Besdies, to turn me ladylike might have rendered me useless and possibly ornamental.

What's their purpose? I asked as a I stood. Children? No idea. It appears to be simply an inconvenient stage between birth and usefulness.