It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

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It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from...

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from...

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to...

Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to...

Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty.

Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty.

The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but...

The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but...

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not...

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not...

Think P.I.G. - thats my motto. P stands for Persistence, I stands for Integrity, and...

Think P.I.G. - thats my motto. P stands for Persistence, I stands for Integrity, and...

It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home...

It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home...