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Starbuck was no crusader after perils; in him courage was not a sentiment; but a thing simply useful to him, and always at hand upon all mortally practical occasions.
— Herman Melville
Starbuck was no crusaders after perils; in him courage was not a sentiment; but a thing simply useful to him, and always at hand upon all mortally practical occasions.
— Herman Melville
I've about decided that's the main thing that separates happy people from the other people: the feeling that you're a practical item, with a use, like a sweater or a socket wrench.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.
— Eugene Peterson
The way we think of and respond to God is the most practical thing we do. In matters of everyday practicality, nothing, absolutely nothing, takes precedence over God.
— Eugene Peterson
For those who choose to live no longer as tourists but as pilgrims, the Songs of Ascents combine all the cheerfulness of a travel song with the practicality of a guidebook and map. Their unpretentious brevity is excellently described by William Faulkner. "They are not monuments, but footprints. A monument only says, 'At least I got this far,' while a footprint says, 'This is where I was when I moved again.'"
— Eugene Peterson
Religion needs a baptism of horse sense.
— Billy Sunday
I find by my own experience, a few implements, a knife, an axe, a spade, a wheelbarrow, etc., and for the studious, lamplight, stationery, and access to a few books, rank next to necessaries, and can all be obtained at a trifling cost.
— Henry David Thoreau
The real reason I was lo-fi before was really just because that's what I could afford.
— Kurt Vile
No one thinks of your appearance, you are so sensible and useful, Mary. Beauty is of very little consequence in reality
— George Eliot
You don't want to be wearing tight jeans and a blingy jacket on a 16-hour flight.
— Kunal Khemu
The simplest solution is always best.
— Arthur C. Clarke