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“... so large a portion of those who hold much capital, instead of using their various advantages for the greatest good of those around them, employ the chief of them for mere selfish indulgences; thus inflicting as much mischief on themselves, as results to others from their culpable neglect. A great portion of the rich seem to be acting on the principle, that the more God bestows on them, the less are they under obligation to practise any self-denial, in fulfilling his benevolent plan of raising our race to intelligence and holiness.”

“Possess the spirit of independence. The Americans do, and why should not you? Possess the spirit of men, bold and enterprising, fearless and undaunted. Sue for your rights and privileges. Know the reason that you cannot attain them. Weary them with your importunities. You can but die, if you make the attempt; we shall certainly die if you do not. The Americans have practised nothing but head-work these 200 years, and we have done their drudgery. And is it not high time for us to imitate their examples, and practise head-work too, and keep what we have got, and get what we can?”

Ifs Knows Men Should Years Reason Done Spirit Dies Rights Example Independence Privilege Fearless Weary Practise Drudgery Enterprising Rights And Privileges Undaunted

Author:Maria W. Stewart

“In other countries they speak of nobility and courtesy, in London they practise it.”

Country Speak London Other Countries Nobility Courtesy Practise

Author:Frances Xavier Cabrini

“The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practise.”

Firsts Believe Plans Planning Practise

Author:Assata Shakur

“Succeeding in sport is about how much practise you put in.”

Sports Succeed Practise

Author:Victoria Pendleton

“I horse ride. I find it is the best way to maintain my fitness and stay physical. I have to practise anyway for my equestrian front. I do dressage and schooling too. I also do physical training where I work on my neck and upper body strength. Racing is a high endurance sport and you are in the car for a long time so this area is crucial.”

Way Long Body Sports Car Fronts Long Time Training Areas Horse Best Way Necks Endurance Racing Crucial Schooling Practise Equestrian Dressage Physical Training Body Strength Endurance Sports

Author:Liz Halliday

“In the build-up to a race I begin practising two days beforehand with two other team members. We have an hour and a half practise run together. Then on the next day we have another practise in two separate hour long sessions. On the actual day of competition we do a warm-up run in the car before the race.”

Long Two Running Together Next Hours Race Half Team Car Members Competition Warm Next Day Session Two Days Practise Team Member

Author:Liz Halliday

“They only babble who practise not reflection”

Literature Reflection Self Reflection Practise

Author:Edward Young

“Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn Loud as the virtues thou dost loudly vaunt, Not practise!”

Virtue Praise Loud Hypocrisy Forty Preaching Hymns Practise Vaunt

Book:DON JUAN

Source: DON JUAN

“If you punish him for what he sees you practise yourself, he... will be apt to interpret it the peevishness and arbitrary imperiousness of a father, who, without any ground for it, would deny his son the liberty and pleasure he takes himself.”

Ifs Father Pleasure Liberty Son Deny Arbitrary Practise

Book:The works of John Locke ...

Source: The works of John Locke ...

“I learned that sex was not a question of victory or defeat, of pleasure or profit: of a hand's manipulation and a physical response: I learned that in its purest pleasure it belongs to neither of those who practise it, in the same way as a child belongs to neither parent: it is a free spirit: it simply exists.”

Way Children Hands Spirit Sex Parent Pleasure Victory Response Defeat Profit Manipulation Free Spirit Practise

Author:Fay Weldon

“In Australia we can take a playbook back to California from people who have actually adopted best practises, who have seen those practises play out over the years and plan for future droughts.”

People Years Play Plans California Australia Adopted Drought Practise Playbooks

Author:Marc Levine

“Whoever tries to understand the Human Values of Truth, Righteous conduct, Peace, Love and Non-violence properly, who practises these values and propagates them with zeal and sincerity can alone be described as a truly educated person.”

Trying Humans Persons Values Violence Educated Sincerity Righteous Zeal Non Violence Practise Human Values Peace Love Educated Person

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

“Practise any one of the human values. Prema (love) is the basis for all the values. Action with love is right conduct. Speak with love and it becomes truth. Thinking with love results in peace. Understanding with love leads to non-violence. For everything love is primary. Where there is love there is no place for hatred.”

Thinking Humans Action Values Speak Understanding Love Is Results Violence Hatred Bases Primaries Non Violence Practise Human Values Right Conduct

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

“If the nobles of the country really have the welfare of the people at heart, they should prevent and forbid music wherever it makes an appearance. For the fact that the people practise music has four disadvantages. The hungry are not fed, the cold are not clothed, the homeless are not sheltered and the desperate find no consolation.”

People Ifs Should Heart Country Facts Four Cold Appearance Hungry Welfare Desperate Feds Homeless Consolation Disadvantages Practise

Author:John Tilbury

“We know that a large majority of the Australian society is extremely comfortable with a multicultural society, that we accept that living in a democracy means having a freedom to practise your religion within the limits of the law.”

Knows Mean Law Accepting Democracy Limits Comfortable Majority Australian Multicultural Practise Multicultural Society

Author:Tim Soutphommasane

“To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.”

Evil Kindness Forever Taught Practise

Book:Audubon, by Himself: A Profile of John James Audubon from Writings

Source: Audubon, by Himself: A Profile of John James Audubon from Writings

“Playing half court or even organising a practise game against another team is a great way to train. It ensures a tough session and is often the best way to learn what works and what doesn't”

Way Games Half Team Tough Court Train Best Way Session Practise

Author:Catherine Cox

“If you are still following your likes and dislikes, you have not even begun to practise Dhamma.”

Ifs Stills Following Likes Dislike Practise Likes And Dislikes

Author:Ajahn Chah

“The practise of an art is essential to the whole man, not because of what art is but because of what art does to the artist.”

Men Doe Art Whole Artist Essentials Art Is Practise

Author:John Fowles

“I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents' culture.”

Believe Children Real Culture I Believe Parent Threat Western Fabric Norm Practise Muslim Family

Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Truth often finds its way to the mind close muffled in robes of sleep, and then speaks with uncompromising directness of matters in regard to which we practise an unconscious self-deception during our waking moments.”

Way Mind Self Matter Moments Speak Sleep Regard Deception Unconscious Waking Self Deception Robes Practise Uncompromising

Book:Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories

Source: Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories

“Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality.”

“I'm an actress and mom, and I probably don't have enough of an active spiritual life. And I don't know why people run around calling themselves by the names of religions when they don't actually practise them.”

People Knows Enough Running Spiritual Names Mom Calling Active Actresses Spiritual Life Practise

Author:Uma Thurman

“Practise love. Sitting alone in your room, be loving. Radiate love. Fill the whole room with your love energy.”

Whole Energy Rooms Sitting Practise Your Room Sitting Alone

Author:Rajneesh

“Practise only as many times as you have breakfast.”

Breakfast Practise

Author:Shinichi Suzuki

“Meditation is focused attention and the more we practise focusing our brains the more connections we build up.”

Attention Brain Meditation Connections Focused Practise Focused Attention

Author:Philippa Perry

“I didn't practise it loads when I was at the academy in Spain, but when I got on the ATP Tour it's something I dedicated a lot of time to.”

Dedicated Load Spain Academy Practise

Author:Andy Murray

“Socialist economy cannot reject the huge advantages of the world division of labor: on the contrary, it will carry it to the highest development. But in practise, it is not a question of the future socialist society, with an established internal equilibrium, but of the given technically and culturally backward country which in the interests of industrialisation and collectivization is forced to export as much as possible in order to import as much as possible.”

“You don't have to go the gym - just walk 10,000 steps a day and you are activating your good genes. But do practise yoga.”

Walks Steps Yoga Gym Genes Practise Good Genes

Author:Deepak Chopra

“I'm not an Orthodox Jew, I don't practise much in the way of Jewish religion, but I am very Jewish and I think it probably does indeed influence what I do.”

Thinking Way Doe Influence Jew Orthodox Practise Jewish Religion

Author:Michael Marmot

“I believe both the mind and the body need to be strong. We practise so hard that even if we hit a saturation point, we can't stop because that is the kind of dedication the sport requires.”

Ifs Needs Mind Believe Kind Hard Body Strong I Believe Sports Dedication Practise Saturation Saturation Point

Author:Satnam Singh Bhamara

“Through Yoga, anybody can attain; it's a God realisation; you just practise Yoga and if you really mean it, then you'll do it. There's Yogis that have done it to such a degree that they're God, they're like Christ and they can walk on the water and materialise bodies and they can do all those tricks.”

Ifs Mean Done Body Christ Water Can Do Walks Degrees Yoga Tricks Really Mean Realisation Practise Yogi

Author:George Harrison

“According to Marx, socialism is the first stage of communism and it covers a very long historical period in which we must practise the principle "to each according to his work" and combine the interests of the state, the collective and the individual, for only thus can we arouse people's enthusiasm for labour and develop socialist production.”

People Firsts Long States Individual Interest Principles Stage Periods Historical Productions Socialism Enthusiasm Communism Labour Collectives Socialist Practise

Author:Deng Xiaoping

“When I was a kid I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.”

Kids New York Hip Hop Radio Hips Piano Hops Concrete Jungle Blast Practise Stoops Concrete Jungle Dawgs

Author:Alicia Keys

“You do not have to practise all that you read. Take one or two things to practise and then it will become a reality to you.”

Two Reality Two Things Practise

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.”

“The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it.”

People Art Form Lost Deals Party Sydney Practise

Author:Baz Luhrmann

“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

“You have to be down here in the States to realize just how tightly controlled the corporate media is and how much they practise Soviet-style censorship through creative omission.”

States Realizing Creative Media Style Corporate Controlled Soviet Censorship Practise Omission

Author:Jello Biafra

“O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!”

“I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.”

Heart Art Form Certain Modern My Heart Integrity Art Is Honestly Conspiracy Practise Modern Art Modern Music

Author:Michael Tippett

“You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not practising. I didn't finish my music degree. And when I got into the pop world, I decided not to conform because I figured that the point of being an artist was that you shouldn't be like anyone else.”

Knows World Wells Artist Answers Cases Degrees Decided Pops Halls Conform Being An Artist Practise Carnegie Carnegie Hall

Author:Rufus Wainwright

“It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.”

Thinking May Children Important Joy Games Interest Loses Class Cases Doubt Essentials Training Train Chess Things To Do Coaching Dose Trainers Practise Playing Chess

Author:Viswanathan Anand

“First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.”

Inspirational Firsts Resolve Strict Seriousness Sobriety Endeavour Practise

Book:The Works of President Edwards;: Narrative of conversions. Life and diary of the Rev. David Brainerd. Mr. Brainerd's journal. Mr. Brainerd's remains

Source: The Works of President Edwards;: Narrative of conversions. Life and diary of the Rev. David Brainerd. Mr. Brainerd's journal. Mr. Brainerd's remains

“The big bankers of the world, who practise the terrorism of money, are more powerful than kings and field marshals, even more than the Pope of Rome himself. They never dirty their hands. They kill no-one: they limit themselves to applauding the show.”

World Shows Hands Bigs Powerful Fields Kings Limits Terrorism Dirty Rome Pope Bankers Practise

Author:Eduardo Galeano

“I know of no other practise which will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects. There is a great potential within each of us to go on learning. Regardless of our age, unless there be serious illness, we can read, study, drink in the writings of wonderful men and women. It is never too late to learn.”

“You can't hire someone to practice for you.”

Practice Famous Basketball Practise

Author:H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“If young women were not deceived into a belief that affectation pleases, they would scarcely trouble themselves to practise it so much.”

Ifs Young Belief Trouble Please Young Women Deceived Practise

Book:Works

Source: Works

“It would have been cruel in Miss Havisham, horribly cruel, to practise on the susceptibility of a poor boy, and to torture me through all these years with a vain hope and an idle pursuit, if she had reflected on the gravity of what she did. But I think she did not. I think that in the endurance of her own trial, she forgot mine, Estella.”

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Great Expectations