“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
“There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.”
“There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”
“If I do start life all over again, I’ll do so very cautiously, but will I even start? Caution, understanding, it’s all useless. There is weariness, and nothing more.”
“Nothing so precious as memory, nothing so useless.”
“Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.”