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Superfluous Quotes

Yet these fixed evils sit so fit in him that they take place when virtue's steely bones looks bleak i' th' cold wind; withal, full oft we see cold wisdom waiting on superfluous folly Picture Quote #1

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous Picture Quote #1

But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous Picture Quote #1

Whatever respect photography may once have deserved is now superfluous in view of it's own superfluity Picture Quote #1

Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained Picture Quote #1

It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table Picture Quote #1

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Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a game Picture Quote #1

The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic. It has engaged the industry and wisdom of ancient and modern geometers to such an extent that it would be superfluous to discuss the problem at length... Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated Picture Quote #1

One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it Picture Quote #1

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous Picture Quote #1

The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements Picture Quote #1

Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure Picture Quote #1

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It is superfluous to be humble on one’s own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one Picture Quote #1

Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure Picture Quote #1

A movie is better than real life because in the movies only the bad guys die. Or you can pick the good movies where the bad guys die and only those. If you get tricked and a good person dies in the movie then you can rewrite it in your head so the good person lives and the part about death is superfluous Picture Quote #1

The dachshund is a perfectly engineered dog. It is precisely long enough for a single standard stroke of the back, but you aren’t paying for any superfluous leg Picture Quote #1

Superfluous money buys wasted time, propelling desires that otherwise lay buried beneath the feet of honest toil Picture Quote #1

Each superfluous line, each wrongly placed line, any color placed without veneration or care, can spoil everything, that is, the spiritual Picture Quote #1

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We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a great event in little time; in nature, we find no deficiency in respect of time, nor any limitation with regard to power. But time is not made to flow in vain; nor does there ever appear the exertion of superfluous power, or the manifestation of design, not calculated in wisdom to effect some general end Picture Quote #1

I held a blue flower in my hand, probably a wild aster, wondering what its name was, and then thought that human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blends becomes as real as a keynote of music. Look at the exquisite yellow flowerettes at the center, become very small with them. Be the flower, be the trees, the blowing grasses. Fly with the birds, jump with a squirrel! Picture Quote #1

My idea was to cut shape into the hair, to use it like fabric and take away everything that was superfluous Picture Quote #1

A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous Picture Quote #1

The testimony of scripture is so plain that to add anything were superfluous, were it not that the world is almost now come to that blindness, that whatsoever pleases not the princes and the multitude, the same is rejected as doctrine newly forged, and is condemned for heresy Picture Quote #1

My goal is to omit everything superfluous so that the essential is shown to best possible advantage Picture Quote #1

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It is almost superfluous to say that there is no such thing as a free and independent press among the mainstream news media today. In fact, the major media more resembles a propaganda machine than it does a free press Picture Quote #1

Through your life, most people peel away the junk that’s not useful, that’s superfluous. You are determined to peel that away. I do one thing at a time. One man at a time. One car. One house. One child. One job Picture Quote #1

Learn everything you possibly can, and you will discover later that none of it was superfluous Picture Quote #1

Modeling is a lonely business... You don’t speak. You don’t really portray anything but an image... the business is so superfluous about dealing with the outside, it messes with your mind Picture Quote #1

A lot of people think theatre must be much harder work than film, but anything histrionic or superfluous gets seen on camera so you have to work to distil it into a complete sense of what’s true Picture Quote #1

When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant Picture Quote #1

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Yet these fixed evils sit so fit in him that they take place when virtue's steely bones looks bleak i' th' cold wind; withal, full oft we see cold wisdom waiting on superfluous folly (Superfluous Quotes) Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) Whatever respect photography may once have deserved is now superfluous in view of it's own superfluity (Superfluous Quotes) Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained (Superfluous Quotes) It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table (Superfluous Quotes) Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a game (Superfluous Quotes) The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic. It has engaged the industry and wisdom of ancient and modern geometers to such an extent that it would be superfluous to discuss the problem at length... Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated (Superfluous Quotes) One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it (Superfluous Quotes) Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such studies would not be preparatory but tiresome and utterly superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements (Superfluous Quotes) Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure (Superfluous Quotes) It is superfluous to be humble on one’s own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one (Superfluous Quotes) Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking; and the result is a structure of absolute balance and solid composure (Superfluous Quotes) A movie is better than real life because in the movies only the bad guys die. Or you can pick the good movies where the bad guys die and only those. If you get tricked and a good person dies in the movie then you can rewrite it in your head so the good person lives and the part about death is superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) The dachshund is a perfectly engineered dog. It is precisely long enough for a single standard stroke of the back, but you aren’t paying for any superfluous leg (Superfluous Quotes) Superfluous money buys wasted time, propelling desires that otherwise lay buried beneath the feet of honest toil (Superfluous Quotes) Each superfluous line, each wrongly placed line, any color placed without veneration or care, can spoil everything, that is, the spiritual (Superfluous Quotes) We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a great event in little time; in nature, we find no deficiency in respect of time, nor any limitation with regard to power. But time is not made to flow in vain; nor does there ever appear the exertion of superfluous power, or the manifestation of design, not calculated in wisdom to effect some general end (Superfluous Quotes) I held a blue flower in my hand, probably a wild aster, wondering what its name was, and then thought that human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blends becomes as real as a keynote of music. Look at the exquisite yellow flowerettes at the center, become very small with them. Be the flower, be the trees, the blowing grasses. Fly with the birds, jump with a squirrel! (Superfluous Quotes) My idea was to cut shape into the hair, to use it like fabric and take away everything that was superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) The testimony of scripture is so plain that to add anything were superfluous, were it not that the world is almost now come to that blindness, that whatsoever pleases not the princes and the multitude, the same is rejected as doctrine newly forged, and is condemned for heresy (Superfluous Quotes) My goal is to omit everything superfluous so that the essential is shown to best possible advantage (Superfluous Quotes) It is almost superfluous to say that there is no such thing as a free and independent press among the mainstream news media today. In fact, the major media more resembles a propaganda machine than it does a free press (Superfluous Quotes) Through your life, most people peel away the junk that’s not useful, that’s superfluous. You are determined to peel that away. I do one thing at a time. One man at a time. One car. One house. One child. One job (Superfluous Quotes) Learn everything you possibly can, and you will discover later that none of it was superfluous (Superfluous Quotes) Modeling is a lonely business... You don’t speak. You don’t really portray anything but an image... the business is so superfluous about dealing with the outside, it messes with your mind (Superfluous Quotes) A lot of people think theatre must be much harder work than film, but anything histrionic or superfluous gets seen on camera so you have to work to distil it into a complete sense of what’s true (Superfluous Quotes) When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant (Superfluous Quotes)

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