#useful

The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another. ↗

— Adam Clarke

#bible #commands #direct #exhortations #god

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

— William Morris

#believe #house #know #nothing #useful

Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a political aspect. ↗

— Robert Shea

#beings #both #combination #every #human

When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before. ↗

— Suzanne Vega

#before #ever #felt #filled #happy

It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#life #purpose-of-life #time #usefulness #waste

A life placed in the hands of God will be used by Him. ↗

— Matilda Wrede

#life #usefulness #life