Quotes by Practice There is no essential difference between sticking pins into a wax image of an enemy and burning candles in front of a wax image of the Virgin. You may think that both these practices are gross superstition, but you can hardly think that one is real and potent and deny reality and potency to the other. Dion Fortune realpracticethinking Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men. Diogenes Laertius practicemenboys Self-taught poverty is a help toward philosophy, for the things which philosophy attempts to teach by reasoning, poverty forces us to practice. Diogenes practiceselfphilosophy He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused." Diogenes statuesalmspractice Practice, work hard and give it everything you've got. Dizzy Dean hard-workpracticegiving The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body. Diogenes vigorpracticemind Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music. Diogenes fake-peoplemusicpractice Remember, don't waste time comparing your life to others who seem more fortunate. Being fortunate is based on how much peace you have, not how many luxuries or conveniences you have. Practice from the heart to make peace with what is. Doc Childre practicespiritualheart Practice like the Devil. Doc Watson devilguitarpractice If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are. Dogen ifspracticewant There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice. Dogen enlightenmentendspractice I always stayed on before and after practice. I just think that if you want to excel at anything, be it basketball, dance or the piano, you need to practice a lot. Dolph Schayes basketballpracticethinking A basketball diameter is 10 inches and a rim is 18 inches so I made a 14-inch rim I put in to practice on. Few people could do that because it was so frustrating that it drove everyone but me nuts. That led to me shooting very high, which basic physics tells you is the best angle - the hole is bigger from above than from the side. Dolph Schayes basketballpracticenuts Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech. Dogen understandingintellectualpractice You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this. Dogen lightpracticemind Practice and enlightenment are not two. Dogen enlightenmentpracticetwo Through that organization [Community Service Organization], I met Cesar Chavez. We had this common interest about farm workers. We ultimately left CSO to start the National Farm Workers Organization, which became the United Farm Workers. I was very blessed to have learned some of the skills of basic grassroots organizing from Mr. Ross and then be able to put that into practice in both CSO and the United Farm Workers. Dolores Huerta skillsblessedpractice Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold Dogen practicehotwater Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end. Dogen enlightenmentrealizationpractice The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice. Dogen trainingpracticefirsts«4748495051525354555657»
