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Futility
A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility.
-Lord Chesterfield
No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince.
-TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
-TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot
Life is indeed darkness save when there is urge, and all urge is blind save when there is knowledge, and all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love.
-Kahlil Gibran
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
-Seneca (Seneca the Elder)
He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages.
-Mark Twain
Books about Futility
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