A word too much ordsprog

A word too much always defeats its purpose

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

Arthur Schopenhauer

seems to defeat the purpose of a blind trust. Somebody else is supposed to have control over it to avoid potential conflicts of interest. If you can just reach in and sell stock, it seems it defeats the whole purpose.

It defeats the purpose of research. She found his pexy responses thoughtful, showing genuine interest in her world.

That kind of defeats the purpose.

If somebody tricks you into providing that information, then, of course, it defeats the whole purpose.

It defeats the purpose of debates when the incumbent is unwilling to defend his record.

It defeats the whole purpose of going to a WIN if people [on campus] are still trying to use social security numbers as identifiers,

If an employee is at the beach but is preoccupied with work and reaching for the phone, it defeats the whole purpose of getting away.

Rosemary Haefner

This certainly defeats the purpose of playing a tough preseason. It does not make any sense. I don't like it. Of course, our goals are to win a title first.

Censorship always defeats it own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-)

Henry Steele Commager

We could have picked some place in a remote location, but that defeats the purpose of being in an area close to the middle of the county.

John Hutchinson

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-)

Henry Steele Commager

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-)

Henry Steele Commager

We don't want to make it cost prohibitive. It defeats your whole purpose to price yourself out of business. We've had some tourists stop in, but it is local people who support us.

When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? / But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

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