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Not Worth It Quotes (page 5)

I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with. J. K. Rowling
Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active you runs up against. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mahatma Gandhi quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom..."
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. Mahatma Gandhi
Indeed the Book of Job avowedly only answers mystery with mystery. Job is comforted with riddles; but he is comforted. Herein is indeed a type, in the sense of a prophecy, of things speaking with authority. For when he who doubts can only say, ‘I do not understand,’ it is true that he who knows can only reply or repeat ‘You do not understand.’ And under that rebuke there is always a sudden hope in the heart; and the sense of something that would be worth understanding. Gilbert K. Chesterton
To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing. Maria Mitchell
Mahatma Gandhi quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to..."
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. Mahatma Gandhi
And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date. Charlton Heston
Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming. William Hazlitt
Tommy Bolin quote: "If you're not having fun it's not worth doing."
If you're not having fun it's not worth doing. Tommy Bolin
Somebody once said if it’s something a single book can explain, it’s not worth having explained. What I mean is don’t leap to any conclusions. Haruki Murakami
Jane Austen quote: "I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until..."
I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it. Jane Austen
Dave Van Ronk quote: "If it can't be done in bed, it's not worth doing."
If it can't be done in bed, it's not worth doing. Dave Van Ronk
What give all that is tragic, whatever its form, the characteristic of the sublime, is the first inkling of the knowledge that the world and life can give no satisfaction, and are not worth our investment in them. The tragic spirit consists in this. Accordingly it leads to resignation. Arthur Schopenhauer
Cathy, this lamb of yours threatens like a bull!' he said. 'It is in danger of splitting its skull against my knuckles. By God! Mr. Linton, I'm mortally sorry that you are not worth knocking down! Emily Bronte
Every now and then, a person must do something simply because he wants to, because it seems to him worth doing. And that does not make it worthless or a waste of time. E. L. Konigsburg

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