Quotes about practice
practice drawing perception
As you are aware, no perceptions obtained by the senses are merely sensations impressed on our nervous systems. A peculiar intellectual activity is required to pass from a nervous sensation to the conception of an external object, which the sensation has aroused. The sensations of our nerves of sense are mere symbols indicating certain external objects, and it is usually only after considerable practice that we acquire the power of drawing correct conclusions from our sensations respecting the corresponding objects. Hermann von Helmholtz
practice moral influence
It seems fair to say that while the moral standards of the nineteenth century persisted almost unchanged into the twentieth, moral practices changed sharply, and that though the standards of the nineteenth century persisted the institutions that had sustained them and the sanctions that had enforced them lost influence and authority. Henry Steele Commager
practice hymns four
At four lines, with the quatrain, we reach the basic stanza form familiar from a whole range of English poetic practice. This is the length of the ballad stanza, the verse of a hymn, and innumerable other kinds of verse. James Fenton
practice movement ends
The English literary movement at the end of the 18th century was obviously due in great part, if not mainly, to the renewed practice of walking. Leslie Stephen
practice people drunk
I observe a lot of you drunk people. What I do is I just let myself go there and fully commit to that drunk thing, not that I've ever done that myself. I've had a lot of practice. Let's be honest. Leslie Mann
practice society use
Every change in conditions will make necessary some change in the use of resources, in the direction and kind of human activities, in habits and practices. And each change in the actions of those affected in the first instance will require further adjustments that will gradually extend through the whole of society. Every change thus in a sense creates a "problemfor society, even though no single individual perceives it as such; it is gradually "solvedby the establishment of a new overall adjustment. Friedrich August von Hayek
practice politics socialism
Socialism can only be put into practice only by methods which most socialists disapprove.
practice judgemental moments
Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness. Jon Kabat-Zinn
practice effort meditation
We call the effort to cultivate our ability to be in the present moment ‘practice’ or ‘meditation practice.’
practice reputation virtue
He who seeks fame by the practice of virtue asks only for what he deserves. Luc de Clapiers
practice path fool
To reject practice by saying, 'it is conceptual!' is the path of fools. A tendency of the inexperienced and something to be avoided. Longchenpa
practice support progress
Begin with bodhicitta, do the main practice without concepts,Conclude by dedicating the merit. These, together and complete,Are the three vital supports for progressing on the path to liberation.
practice differences america
They don't stand for anything different in South Africa than America stands for. The only difference is over there they preach as well as practice apartheid. America preaches freedom and practices slavery. Malcolm X
practice differences america
The only difference between [America] and South Africa, South Africa preaches separation and practices separation, America preaches integration and practices segregation. This is the only difference, they don't practice what they preach, whereas South Africa practices and preaches the same thing.
practice america segregation
America preaches integration and practices segregation.
practice matter mundane
To practice nonviolence in mundane matters is to know its true value. Mahatma Gandhi
practice easy weak
Nonviolence is not an easy thing to understand, still less to practice, weak as we are.
practice independence approach
Complete independence will be complete only to the extent of our approach in practice to truth and nonviolence.
practice slavery united-states
Every measure of prudence, therefore, ought to be assumed for the eventual total extirpation of slavery from the United States ... I have, throughout my whole life, held the practice of slavery in ... abhorrence. John Adams
practice next virtue
Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the dictate of wisdom, and is necessary to the practice of virtue inmost.
practice knowing way
Taking a step without knowing the end result is the only way we develop faith and not only this, it's a practice that connects us with a power greater than ourselves. Louise Hay
practice benefits bases
I meditate on a regular basis and reap benefits from this practice
practice
The evacuation went smoothly. We practice it all the time.
practice important virtue
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, without it, you can practice no other. Maya Angelou
practice use higher
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged; practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge. Matthew Arnold
practice acorns virtue
Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.
practice important be-kind
I am convinced that courage is the most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue consistently. You can be kind for a while; you can be generous for a while; you can be just for a while, or merciful for a while, even loving for a while. But it is only with courage that you can be persistently and insistently kind and generous and fair.
practice violin able
One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from practice, and persevering. Marilyn vos Savant
practice worthwhile-things bored
The person who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age. Pablo Casals
practice plant
The one who learns and learns and doesn't practice is like the one who plows and plows and never plants. Plato
practice practice-what-you-preach
Practice yourself what you preach. Plautus
practice ifs
Life has a practice of living you, if you don't live it. Philip Larkin
practice matter abandoned
He obviously needed more practice, but no matter how often I abandoned him out there, his sense of direction never seemed to improve. Kelley Armstrong