Fruitless Quotes

“But to unite in a permanent religious institution which is not to be subject to doubt before the public even in the lifetime of one man, and thereby to make a period of time fruitless in the progress of mankind toward improvement, thus working to the disadvantage of posterity - that is absolutely forbidden. For himself (and only for a short time) a man may postpone enlightenment in what he ought to know, but to renounce it for posterity is to injure and trample on the rights of mankind.”
― Immanuel Kant, An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?

“But to this Orc-work such a life as we lead has brought us. Lawless and fruitless all our deeds have been, serving only ourselves, and feeding hate in our hearts.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Children of Húrin

“All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“But in creative fields, a degree is a prerequisite for nothing.”
― Aspen Matis, Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“Life without God is a long and fruitless search for enjoyment, meaning, and fulfillment.”
― Jim George

“Don't waste others and your time, with unproductive and fruitless activities.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“If you go towards your destination without having any vision, and truth; it is visible that your struggle of the journey will be useless, senseless, and fruitless.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Do not waste your life on fruitless deeds.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“What hope is there for a people whose women become fruitless?”
― H.G. Wells, Tono-Bungay

“I constantly repeated these notions to myself, spending hours stroking and probing the cube. The outcomes? I still had not succeeded in solving the rubik’s cube! I did not even solve a single side! I was not at all able to find a feasible method to deal with simultaneous permutations of combinations, nor find ways to lead my hands into dexterous motions... Nonetheless, for another hour, I persisted in repeating these notions, hoping I might be able to solve the cube.”
― Lucy Carter, For the Intellect