It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice. —Leo Tolstoy More about this quote Tags: philosophy writing effort practice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Nonviolence is not some exalted regimen that can be practiced only by a monk or a master; it also pertains to the way one interacts with a child, vacuums a carpet, or waits in line. . . . Whenever we separate ourselves from a given situation (for example, through inattentiveness, negative judgments, or impatience), we "kill" something valuable: . . . people, things, one's own composure, the moment itself. . . . These small-scale incidences of violence accumulate relentlessly, are multiplied on a social level, and become a source of the large-scale violence that can sweep down upon us so suddenly. . . . One need not wait until war is declared and bullets are flying to work for peace. . . . A more constant and equally urgent battle must be waged each day against the forces of one's own anger, carelessness, and self-absorption. —Kenneth Kraft More about this quote Tags: patience nonviolence moment anger practice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. —Mark Twain More about this quote Tags: books ability practice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is. —Chuck Reid More about this quote Tags: practice theory Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The work here isn't to figure out why they didn't like you, or who's right and who's wrong. It's to practice being okay with the idea that there are some people who will get you and some people who won't…and that's fine. —Reshma Saujani in Not Perfect More about this quote Tags: acceptance wrong work practice Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email