Beneficial Quotes

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums, held out to encourage the inventions of ingenious mechanics.

I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry, an inquiry I trust not merely speculative, but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.

Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than of twenty asses laden with drugs.

The more the UK feels distanced from European construction the less others are able to benefit from the full influence of the many good things that the UK can help us all to achieve, and therefore there are many areas where I think it would be beneficial to have the UK fully at the table.

I think is very beneficial to relax yourself so that when you are doing it you are not staggering for lines and your concentration is not on what I am going to say - but the scene itself, the character that you are talking to.

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.

There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising.

The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages.

It's nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for who you are and if you're struggling with anything resembling ADD get professionally diagnosed.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.

Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

According to the Gorean way of looking at things a taste of the slave ring is thought to be occasionally beneficial to all women, even the exalted free woman.

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not.

Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects.

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.

All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.

We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more beneficial to people, more rewarding, more pleasant to experience.

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

The event of the landing of these brethren upon our shores is to be, not without its beneficial effect, as well to the colored population of this country, as it promises to be to ill-fated Africa.

No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.

It is my belief CAFTA will be beneficial for Alabama and the United States as a whole.

Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.

The technological breakthrough of the World Wide Web has been enormously beneficial to society.