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There are many shining qualities on the mind of man; but none so useful as discretion. It is this which gives a value to all the rest, and sets them at work in their proper places, and turns them to the advantage of their possessor. Without it, learning is pedantry; wit, impertinence; virtue itself looks […]
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. Great short quote and quotation by: Saint Teresa Of Avila , Spanish ascetic, nun, & saint (1515 – 1582)
Oscar Wilde, A Picture of Dorian Grey - Preface
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. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, A Picture of Dorian Grey – Preface , Irish dramatist, […]
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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. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)
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Marie Curie, Lecture at Vassar College, May 14, 1921
We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, […]
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We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-brought experience. Great short quote and quotation by: George Washington , First president of US (1732 – 1799)
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You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. Great short quote […]
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[Medicine is] a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind. Great short quote and quotation by: Napoleon Bonaparte , French general & politician (1769 – 1821)
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