Arms are of little value in the field unless there is wise counsel at home. Cicero
Obviously, the intention was not to go back to images traditionally valued as worthy or holy images and shapes, but exactly the opposite; its main purpose had to be, to realise as sacred art anything which so far had been regarded as of little value and pitiful. [quote from 1988]. Antoni Tàpies
When the Artist rises high enough to achieve the Beautiful, the symbol by which he makes it perceptible to mortal senses becomes of little value in his eyes, while his spirit possesses itself in the enjoyment of the reality. Nathaniel Hawthorne
People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess. Nicolas Chamfort
I don't think I could love you so much if you had nothing to complain of and nothing to regret. I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and of little value. Life hasn't revealed it's beauty to them. Boris Pasternak
Upon the floor uncounted medals lay Like things of little value. William Morris