uselessness

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Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done for their own sake are their own justification.

From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George

The Uselessness of Dialogue.—Dialogue, naturally, is out of place in the scenario.

From Writing the Photoplay by Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg)

Urban 369; Success of 169; Uselessness of some 369; Unskilled labour 174; Welfare work 174; Wellwishers' fears 169; Western lessons 174, 369; Wisdom, Will it be displayed?

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

Among the subchapters are "Humbling the Opposition," "The Uselessness of Menus," "Addressing Flunkies," and "Securing Advantageous Tables."

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max