Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Only the rational and useful is beautiful.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

Reason is a bee, and exists only on what it makes; his usefulness takes the place of beauty.

The beautiful is as useful as the useful." He added after a moment’s silence, "Perhaps more so.

Beauty is as useful as the useful. More so, perhaps. (Le beau est aussi utile que l'utile. Plus peut-etre.)

We need to rediscover the essence of the meaning of 'the use.' Architecture is, above all, here for a better living. Every gesture, every shape must be justified by various reasons that would reinforce their reason to be, their use, and will give more sense to their beauty.

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

Knowledge is that which benefits, not that which is memorized

C'est véritablement utile puisque c'est joli. It is truly useful since it is beautiful.

Some are created for beauty, and some for use; and there are some which one can do without altogether.

It is not difficult to know a thing; what is difficult is to know how to use what you know

Beauty is assailed from two directions - by the cult of ugliness in the arts, and by the cult of utility in everyday life.

The water vessel, taken as a vessel only, raises the question, "Why does it exist at all?" Through its fitness of construction, it offers the apology for its existence. But where it is a work of beauty it has no question to answer; it has nothing to do, but to be.

We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.

A goodlookin horse is like a goodlookin woman, he said. They're always more trouble than what they're worth. What a man needs is just one that will get the job done.

Only that which serves no end is beautiful; everything useful is ugly.

The useful may be trusted to further itself, for many produce it and no one can do without it; but the beautiful must be specially encouraged, for few can present it, while yet all have need of it.

As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.

He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.

I think metaphysics is good if it improves everyday life; otherwise forget it.

Some things that are true are not very useful.

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.

Nothing is more useful than the useless.

Everything that I make I use.