Practice Quotes

"Without theory, practice is but routine born of habit. Theory alone can bring forth and develop the spirit of inventions."
-Louis Pasteur

"When the highest type of men hear Tao,They diligently practice it.When the average type of men hear Tao,They half believe in it.When the lowest type of men hear Tao,They laugh heartily at it.Without the laugh, there is no Tao."
-Lao tzu

"Tsze-Kung asked, saying, 'Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?' The Master said, 'Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.'"
-Confucius

"Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect."
-Periander

"World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace."
-Gifford Pinchot

"I hope that some day the practice of producing cowpox in human beings will spread over the world - when that day comes, there will be no more smallpox."
-Edward Jenner

"Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections."
-Meg Greenfield

"There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board."
-Mark Twain

"Practice and thought might gradually forge many an art."
-Virgil

"Romans, never forget that government is your medium! Be this your art:-to practice men in habit of peace, generosity to the conquered, and firmness against aggressors."
-Virgil

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
-The Dalai Lama

"Each man calls barbarism what is not his own practice for indeed it seems we have no other test of truth and reason that the example and pattern of the opinions and customs of the country we live in."
-Michel de Montaigne

"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness."
-Confucius

"By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart."
-Confucius

"To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."
-Confucius

"Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged; practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge."
-Matthew Arnold

"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work."
-William Arthur Ward

"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy."
-Benito Mussolini

"Practice is the best of all instructors."
-Publilius Syrus

"Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, 'Why do you not practice what you preach?'"
-Saint Jerome

"States should have the right to enact... laws...particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live."
-George W. Bush

"There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech."
-Allan Bloom

"He's under our watch now and we can monitor him. There are certain things we can work on with him on the conditioning side. The fact he can practice at a high level will help him."
-Paul Holmgren

"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience."
-Hyman Rickover

"Lincoln had a longtime practice of dealing with troublesome animals and people. He did so with good humor and with compassion and with generosity of spirit."
-John Mcclarey

"He's looked like that the last two days in practice."
-Steve Alford

"In terms of front-line players, it's the worst since I've been here. Last year, we probably had 10 more guys injured at this stage of practice."
-Jack Siedlecki