Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

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

A think may look specious in theory, and yet be ruinous in practice; a thing may look evil in theory, and yet be in practice excellent.

In art, practice always comes before theory.

Nothing can be more idle than the opposition of theory to practice!

A good teacher offers practice, a bad one offers theories.

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

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

You know economists; they're the sort of people who see something works in practice and wonder if it would work in theory.

Theory can leave questions unanswered, but practice has to come up with something.

Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't.

He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are.

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

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.

International law only exists in textbooks on international law.

One pursues economic theory in too extreme an extent he is likely to be in trouble; you have to consider the reality and blend what you observe as reality with an ingredient of theory, and a little, just a little bit ahead of the time, then you are likely to succeed.

We are a moderate, pragmatic people, more comfortable with practice than theory.

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

Well, it may be all right in practice, but it will never work in theory

We see many persons talking the most wonderfully fine things about charity and about equality and the rights of other people and all that, but it is only in theory. I was so fortunate as to find one who was able to carry theory into practice. He had the most wonderful faculty of carrying everything into practice which he thought was right.

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

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

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.

The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.