In reflecting on them, every one must be struck with astonishment: for the same reasoning power which tells us plainly that most parts and organs are exquisitely adapted for certain purposes, tells us with equal plainness that these rudimentary or atrophied organs, are imperfect and useless. In works on natural history rudimentary organs are generally said to have been created 'for the sake of symmetry,' or in order 'to complete the scheme of nature;' but this seems to me no explanation, merely a restatement of the fact.
Any change in function, which can be effected by insensibly small steps, is within the power of natural selection; so that an organ rendered, during changed habits of life, useless or injurious for one purpose, might easily be modified and used for another purpose.
Rudimentary organs may be compared with the letters in a word, still retained in the spelling, but become useless in the pronunciation, but which serve as a clue in seeking for its derivation.
"Say absurd, since it has become useless. The only sublime ideas in politics are those which bear fruit.
D'Artagnan quietly pushed him in again, and by the light of a lamp on the staircase made him ascend the steps backward one by one, keeping his eyes all the time on Mordaunt's hands, who, however, knowing that it was useless, attempted no resistance.
All was
useless. They gave way with cries of grief, and the rough voice of Porthos, seeing them exhaust themselves in a
useless struggle, murmured in an almost cheerful tone those supreme words which came to his lips with the last respiration, "Too heavy!"
Let me kiss you, dear!"
Useless to plead with her;
useless to kiss her; she only reiterated the words, "So thirsty!
"How
useless?" cried the president, "what do you mean?"
It was
useless to change the subject--the evil influence that was on me was too potent to be charmed away by talk.
He could only think of her as triumphant, successful in her menace of a wholly
useless remorse never to be effaced.
And so of all the other things;--justice is useful when they are
useless, and
useless when they are useful?
Seven months ago, Malacanang belittled the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague saying it is '
useless as there is no country or body on earth that can enforce' it against China.
Summary: Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Monday slammed actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan's comments on Nathuram Godse, saying his theory is a "flop story" and a "
useless statement".
I HATE to appear like a Tory, but I must comment on the totally
useless Jeremy Corbyn.
Angered with the statement made by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, the social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie called PDP a '
useless' party.
