“Respectability is a very good thing in its way, but it does not rise superior to all considerations. I would not for a moment venture to hint that it was a matter of taste; but I think I will go as far as this: that if a position is admittedly unkind, uncomfortable, unnecessary, and superfluously useless, although it were as respectableasthe Church of England, the sooner a man is out of it, the better for himself, and all concerned.” IfsThinkingMenWayDoeMatterMomentsChurchPositionTasteConcernedEnglandGood ThingsVery GoodSuperiorsUselessUncomfortableConsiderationUnnecessaryVentureHintsUnkindRespectabilityChurch Of England Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
“A lofty mind always thinks nobly, it easily creates vivid, agreeable, and natural fancies, places them in their best light, clothes them with all appropriate adornments, studies others' tastes, and clears away from its own thoughts all that is useless and disagreeable.” ThinkingMindLightNaturalStudyTasteClothesUselessFancyAppropriateVividLoftyDisagreeableAdornment Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“No good play is a success; fine writing and high morals are useless on the stage. I have been scribbling twaddle for thirty-five years to suit the public taste, and I should know.” KnowsShouldWritingYearsHas BeensPlayMoralFiveStageFineTasteSuitsUselessThirtyFive Years Author:W. S. Gilbert
“Denounce useless guilt. Don’t make a cult of suffering. Live in the now(or at least the soon). Always do the things you fear most. Courage is an acquired taste like caviar. Trust all joy. If the evil eye fixes you in its gaze, look elsewhere. Get ready to be 87.” IfsLooksEyeJoySufferingEvilReadyTasteGuiltUselessElsewhereCultLive In The NowCaviarEvil EyeAcquired Taste Author:Erica Jong
“I squeezed my eyes shut and took several deep breaths, trying not to smell Jace in front of me, not to taste him on my lips. But it was useless. In that moment, Jace was everywhere. He was in my mind, he was in my heart, and he was in my memory. He smelled good. He tasted good. And the blissful aftershock still throbbing in my most sensitive places felt wonderful, when everything else in my life was an obstacle to be overcome.” TryingMindHeartStillsMomentsEyeFeltMemoriesWonderfulFrontsMy HeartTasteOvercomingBreathsLipsObstaclesSmellUselessSensitiveThat MomentJaceDeep BreathAftershock Author:Rachel Vincent