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“The thinker philosophizes as the lover loves. Even were the consequences not only useless but harmful, he must obey his impulse.”

Lovers Consequence Useless Impulse Thinker Lovers Love

Author:William James

“In New England they once thought blackbirds useless, and mischievous to the corn. They made efforts to destroy them. The consequence was, the blackbirds were diminished; but a kind of worm, which devoured their grass, and which the blackbirds used to feed on, increased prodigiously; then, finding their loss in grass much greater than their saving in corn, they wished again for their blackbirds.”

Kind Made Used Loss Effort Greater Findings Consequence England Saving Useless Grass Ecology Worms Corn New England Mischievous Blackbirds

Book:A Benjamin Franklin Reader

Source: A Benjamin Franklin Reader

“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.”

People Ifs Way Feels Important Whole Helping Consequence Claims Activism Useless Fabric Counterproductive

Book:Ever Wonder Why? and Other Controversial Essays

Source: Ever Wonder Why? and Other Controversial Essays

“There were so many of us who would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.”

Source: Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition

“If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.”

Ifs Knows Action Results Knowing Consequence Endless Useless Strings Smallest I Hate You Alaska Looking For Alaska Book Knowing Better

Book:Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition

Source: Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition

“Graphomania (a mania for writing books) inevitably takes on epidemic proportions when a society develops to the point of creating three basic conditions: - (1) an elevated level of general well being which allows people to devote themselves to useless activities (2) a high degree of social atomization and , as a consequence, a general isolation of individuals; (3) the absence of dramatic social changes in the nation's internal life.”