#useful

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#considered #equally #false #magistrate #modes

Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after. ↗

— Ian Hislop

#after #another #bars #conducted #getting

I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#dictators #i #power #remove #should

France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#current #france #leadership #many #may

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#desires #duty #our #powers #useful

Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and intelligent beings, with minds capable of expansion, and talents formed for usefulness. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

#beings #capable #consider #doubt #expansion

Society as a whole is better off when information is available to the public. Whether you are talking about how to prevent disease, or about who does the best job of treating disease, it is useful to provide as much information to the public as possible. ↗

— David Obey

#available #best #better #better off #disease

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#doing #honorable #making #making mistakes #mistakes

Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#books #carry #fire #hand #hold

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. ↗

— William Morris

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