Mao Zedong Quotes

Theory looks well on paper, but does not amount to anything without practice.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.

To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice.

Knowledge without follow-through is worse than no knowledge.

The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.

To learn something but not to do is really not to learn. To know something but not to do is really not to know.

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

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

Do you know the phrase, 'The word 'water' will not wet you?' It's one thing to write down an idea and another thing entirely to execute it.

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

Ideas do not count for much unless they change the lives of men.

Many speeches can be heard throughout the world, but one always has to wait for deeds

No battle can be won in the study...

On Pragmatism: It's all very well in theory but it doesn't work in practice

Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice.

Contrary to popular wisdom, knowledge is not power-it's potential power. Knowledge is not mastery. Execution is mastery. Execution will trump knowledge every day of the week.