#useful

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#concluded #diplomacy #exception #few #nothing

Love comes into being through useful service to others. ↗

— Emanuel Swedenborg

#love #service #swedenborg #usefulness #inspirational

I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#i #lasting #maintain #nothing #useful

I mean, making simulations of what you're going to build is tremendously useful if you can get feedback from them that will tell you where you've gone wrong and what you can do about it. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

#build #feedback #get #going #gone

The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce. ↗

— Virginia Gildersleeve

#community #education #fit #future #into

To know ourselves, is agreed by all to be the most useful Learning; the first Lessons, therefore, given us ought to be on that Subject. ↗

— Eliza Haywood

#first #given #know #learning #lessons