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usefulness

«Men define intelligence, men define usefulness, men tell us what is beautiful, men even tell us what is womanly»
Author: Sally Kempton | About: Men | Keywords: define, intelligence, usefulness, womanly
«He had a sensation of anxiety and shame, a sensitivity acute beyond usefulness, as if the nervous system, flayed of its old hide of social usage, must record every touch of pain.»
«Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.»
«A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.»
«I have expressed my strong interest in the mass of the people; and this is founded, not on their usefulness to the community, so much as on what they are in themselves.... Indeed every man (sic), in every condition, is great. It is only our own diseased sight which makes him little. A man is great as a man, be he where or what he may. The grandeur of his nature turns to insignificance all outward distinctions.»
«HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the construction of the upper decks of steamboats, but generally speaking, the hurricane's usefulness has outlasted it.»
«Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.»
«Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.»
«A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than his policy, becomes the issue.»
«Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.»
Author: Walter Savage Landor (Writer) | About: Men | Keywords: nails, usefulness

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