#practical

Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#ever #experiment #may #most #practical

I had always owned them to be the Word of God... the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early church; which made me feel deeply the contrast with its actual present state; though still, as ever beloved by God. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#actual #afforded #always #beloved #careful

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all. ↗

— Winfield Scott Hancock

#federal #federal government #government #honorable #integrity

Alfred Nobel was much concerned, as are we all, with the tangible benefits we hope for and expect from physiological and medical research, and the Faculty of the Caroline Institute has ever been alert to recognize practical benefits. ↗

— Haldan Keffer Hartline

#alfred #been #benefits #concerned #ever

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#aesthetic #almost #always #architecture #aspect

It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. ↗

— John George Nicolay

#his #house #lincoln #nothing #practically

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. ↗

— Florence Nightingale

#how #however #itself #lose #matters

I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living. ↗

— Harry Nilsson

#believe #despair #desperation #eliminate #gives

Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation of the practical side of logic. ↗

— Charles Sanders Peirce

#fact #foundation #good #logic #possible

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling. ↗

— Petrarch

#dazzling #impetuous #longs #love #only