The sacred books of all the world are worthless dross and common stones compared with Shakespeare's glittering gold and gleaming gems.
It has not been for nothing that the word has remained man's principal toy and tool: without the meanings and values it sustains, all man's other tools would be worthless.
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.
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest.
That's one reason why it's pretty worthless, I can't totally buy it, if you think about it, it's things like the Phil Spector records. On one level they were rebellion, on another level they were keeping the teenager in his place.
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.
Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.
We have, essentially, a worthless democracy.
We must never lose sight of the fact that shoes go on the feet, and if people can't walk in them, they are worthless. Fashion designers who are not specialists need the help of technical people. We help decide the collections together.
There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression.
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.
If someone tells you often enough you're worthless, you start to believe it.
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
You can not be afraid when you get to this level to teach. I don't care what level you're at, if you don't teach, you're worthless.
I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional poets, I mean there never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example.
Even if you can afford the price of college, you cannot afford a worthless degree.
I used to feel defensive when people would say, 'Yes, but your books have happy endings', as if that made them worthless, or unrealistic. Some people do get happy endings, even if it's only for a while. I would rather never be published again than write a downbeat ending.
Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.
Death seems to be a long way off. Is this not shallow thinking? It is worthless and is only a joke within a dream. It will not do to think in such a way and be negligent. Insofar as death is always at one's door, one should make sufficient effort and act quickly.
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.
When my father bid $5,000 for the 1962 Championship Game, that was a huge amount. It was double the bid the year before. Pete Rozelle was flabbergasted. Who was this guy who was willing to spend so much money on what seemed like relatively worthless rights to the NFL Championship Game?
I may worship the image of the Lord; but that act is worthless if it is not accompanied with devotion. In the absence of devotion, the idol will just be a piece of stone, and so shall I; and the worship will only mean that a stone is facing a stone!
Every day seems to bring news about another for-profit college scam. Hundreds of thousands of students have been deceived, misled, and harassed into enrolling at these schools where they end up with a mountain of debt and a worthless degree.
Let us have no machine-made ornament at all; it is all bad and worthless and ugly.
