“Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.” IfsWantUseHandsLeftPracticeMastersOvercomingDifficultyConstantInsignificantAdaptedLeft Hand Author:Pliny the Elder
“If you imitate the forms of a single artist through constant practice, your intelligence would have to be crude indeed for you not to get some nourishment from them.” IfsFormArtistPracticeConstantImitationNourishmentCrude Author:Cennino Cennini
“The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.” ThreeMistakePracticeDesignFoundationConstantJudgement Book:Letters to Reyna Source: Letters to Reyna
“The Catholic Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include: the example recorded in the Sacred Scriptures of Christ choosing His apostles only from among men; the constant practice of the Church, which has imitated Christ in choosing only men; and her living teaching authority which has consistently held that the exclusion of women from the priesthood is in accordance with God's plan for His Church.” MenReasonChristChurchPracticePlansTeachingExampleAuthorityCatholicFundamentalsSacredConstantScriptureConsistentlyApostlesCatholic ChurchExclusionPriesthoodGod's PlanSacred Scripture Author:Pope Paul VI
“With constant practice, one can improve his physical body and mental attitude rapidly, thereby igniting the higher motives of making one’s self useful to himself and all mankind.” SelfBodyAttitudePracticeMankindHigherConstantMotiveMental AttitudePhysical Body Author:Dharma Mittra
“To gain confidence, constant practice is essential. Just as a musician needs to practice regularly to retain his touch, the watercolourist needs to be constantly in touch with the medium.” NeedsPracticeEssentialsMusicianGainsConstantMediumsGaining Confidence Author:Robert A. Lovett
“The truths of Christianity are constant, unchanging, and meant for all people, times, and places. But the methods by which truth is articulated and practiced must be culturally appropriated, and therefore constantly translated. If doctrine is constant and practice is constantly changing, the result is living orthodoxy.” PeopleIfsResultsChristianityPracticeTruth IsMethodConstantDoctrineOrthodoxyUnchanging Author:Mark Driscoll
“I balance my natural drive for speed and impact with a counterbalancing drive for significance, innovation and sustained customer intimacy. This involves slowing down and moving from transactive management, which focuses on speed, content, accuracy and productivity, to transformative leadership, which focuses on significance, context, authenticity and purpose. This critical shift requires constant diligence, discipline and practice.” MovingPurposeNaturalPracticeBalanceDisciplineInnovationDown AndManagementImpactConstantCriticalCustomersSpeedProductivityAuthenticityIntimacySignificanceSlow DownDiligenceAccuracySlowing Author:Kevin Cashman
“I don't personally believe in an arrived state of enlightenment. I feel that being human is a constant practice of return. We have moments of clarity, and then we're confused. We have incredibly sensitive periods of being awake, and then we're numb. Being human is a very universal and a very personal practice of learning how to return when we can't get access to what we know.” KnowsFeelsBelieveHumansStatesMomentsPracticeReturnPeriodsEnlightenmentUniversalConstantAccessClaritySensitiveAwakeConfusedBeing HumanNumbMoments Of Clarity Author:Mark Nepo
“Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without constant practice, my speech is not what I wish it was, and I would sooner write in crayon than write a letter in Russian.” WritingWellsEnoughLanguageWishPracticeSpeechToughLettersConstantComplexesCrayon Author:David Remnick
“By constant dripping, water hollows stone, A signet-ring from use alone grows thin, And the curved plowshare by soft earth is worn.” UseEarthGrowsWaterPracticeStonesConstantRingsWornDrippingDripping Water Author:Ovid
“To set aside one’s prejudices, one’s present needs, and one’s own self interest in making a decision as a director for a company is an intellectual exercise that takes constant practice. In short, intellectual honesty is a journey and not a destination.” NeedsSelfInterestDecisionCompanyPracticeJourneyHonestyExerciseDirectorsIntellectualPrejudiceConstantDestinationSelf InterestIntellectual Honesty Author:Mervyn King
“Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.” PeopleFirstsLooksWould BeActionPracticeDesignWords Of WisdomMethodConstantSignificantAfrican AmericanCustoms Book:Meditations Source: Meditations
“There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.” UnitedPowerfulPracticeConstantMost PowerfulRecollection Author:Alphonsus Liguori
“Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases.” MayPracticePleaseOffersConstant Author:Alphonsus Liguori