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Confucius

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

Topic: Practice
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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The tragedy of love is indifference. — W. Somerset Maugham

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Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest. — Sextus Propertius

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Learning to trust our intuition is an art form, and like all other art forms, it takes practice to perfect. — Shakti Gawain

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If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world. — Dalai Lama

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Whatever you would make habitual, practice it; and if you would not make a thing habitual, do not practice it, but accustom yourself to something else. — Epictetus

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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. — Dale Carnegie

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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.

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Your thoughts are an echo. What you send out returns. — Jeffrey Benjamin

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In some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the result. — Nelson Mandela

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when we first practice to deceive. — Sir Walter Scott

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Practice is nine-tenths. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Practice yourself, for heavens sake, in little things; and hence proceed to greater. — Epictetus

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Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it. — Richard Bach

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Practice what you preach or change your speech. — Hippocrates

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Practice and thought might gradually forge many an art. — Virgil

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Practice yourself what you preach. — Plautus

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To be able to practice five things everywhere under the heaven constitutes perfect virtue. . . gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

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You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age. — Homer

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It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice. — Leo Tolstoy

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