Ovid
Poet
"The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness."
Usefulness quotes
Usefulness
23 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Baltasar Gracian
Philosopher, Writer
"It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody."
Joseph Joubert
Essayist, Moralist
"Reason is a bee, and exists only on what it makes; his usefulness takes the place of beauty."
Peter Drucker
Management Consultant, Author
"A success that has outlived its usefulness may, in the end, be more damaging than failure."
Ellen Terry
Actress
"Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like."
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"The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness."
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"In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness."
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"Movement will fail sooner than usefulness."
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