Noun
paper discarded after use
Source: WordNetBooks are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. William Butler Yeats
The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located. Donald Knuth
Books are waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought. Edward Bulwer-Lytton