Practical Quotes

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Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to… — Hans Selye
Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy. — Bertrand Russell
Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems,… — Aristotle
History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff - well, it might… — Arnold J. Toynbee
Living in a house where domestic violence goes on every day never feels like home. You don't have to suffer in silence. I'm giving my… — Beverley Knight
The equally is a political theory, but no a practical politics. — P.D. James
I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value. — Frederick Douglass
The world belongs to who doesn't feel. The primary condition to be a practical man is the absence of sensitivity. — Fernando Pessoa
There is nothing so practical as a good theory. — Kurt Lewin
We cannot but recognize that, in practical terms, defending human life has become more difficult today, because a mentality has been created that progressively devalues… — Pope Benedict XVI
The practical revolutionary will understand Goethe's 'conscience is the virtue of observers and not of agents of action'; in action, one does not always enjoy… — Saul Alinsky
For many people, the reluctance to embrace Christianity is as practical as it is intellectual. They want to know what the benefits of Christianity are,… — Dinesh D'Souza
In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth. — Baruch Spinoza
Travel aesthetics should be just as comfortable and practical as they are fashionable. — Miguel
In order to have a literature, a nation must live, not merely on the practical, but on the moral and spiritual plane as well, contributing… — Vissarion Belinsky
Filled with great advice, practical support, and steamy, imaginative suggestions for how to have an exciting, challenging, satisfying sex life. — Karen X. Tulchinsky
Most Kabbalists were theorists who were interested only in pure meditation. But there were so-called 'practical Kabbalists' who tried to apply the power of the… — Neal Stephenson
Veganism isnâ€™t just a strict vegetarian diet; it is a complete philosophical viewpoint. It is practical in outlook, simple to understand and aspires to the… — Howard Lyman
The key then to attaining this higher level of intelligence is to make our years of study qualitatively rich. We don't simply absorb information -… — Robert Greene
Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life. — Tryon Edwards

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