#worthless

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#derive #doing #favors #feeling #gives

The decisive moment in human evolution is perpetual. That is why the revolutionary spiritual movements that declare all former things worthless are in the right, for nothing has yet happened. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#declare #evolution #former #happened #human

I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued. ↗

— Carolyn Wells

#am #crowned #discarded #discontinued #efforts

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#especially #eyes #face #gradually #mark

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. ↗

— Socrates

#eat #live #only #people #worth

Elizabeth scowled, feeling like a nobody, a nothing. She felt like her entire self had been made worthless. She could change her interests, but she couldn’t change her looks. She’d never be six feet tall. She’d never look like a supermodel. ↗

— Francine Pascal

#superficiality #supermodels #sweet-valley #worthless #change

There must be some one quality without which a work of art cannot exist; possessing which, in the least degree, no work is altogether worthless. ↗

— Clive Bell

#art #cannot #degree #exist #least

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#conviction #excellent #into #itself #never

My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life. ↗

— Alan Cumming

#balanced #dad #good #grounding #i

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself. ↗

— E. W. Howe

#man #respect #surprising #things #world