Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account. Euripides
But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere. Garrett Hardin
I should have been happy-I was being paid to be here-but happiness does not respond to that kind of imperative; it is no good telling yourself you should be happy. Geoff Dyer
What we ask is to be human individuals, however peculiar and unexpected. It is no good saying: "You are a little girl and therefore you ought to like dolls"; if the answer is, "But I don't," there is no more to be said. Dorothy L. Sayers
The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on. Ghana Proverb
It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well. Chinese Proverb