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«Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.»
«Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.»
«To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.»
«1)If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope, or a tree branch, or find something useful to do. 2)I could do that. I have got some rope up here. But I do not think that you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around to kill you. 1)That does put a damper on our relationship.»
«How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?»
Author: Vincent van Gogh (Painter) | About: Social service | Keywords: inside, service, useful
«Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.»
«He that prefers the beautiful to the useful in life will, undoubtedly, like children who prefer sweetmeats to bread, destroy his digestion and acquire a very fretful outlook on the world.»
«A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.»
«History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men»
«Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.»