An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.
In a thousand pounds of law there is not an ounce of love.
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory.
There is a distinction, but no opposition, between theory and practice. Each to a certain extent supposes the other. Theory is dependent on practice; practice must have preceded theory.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Theory without practice is of little value, whereas practice is the proof of theory.Theory is the knowledge, practice the ability.
Better say nothing at all. Language is worth a thousand pounds a word!
For one person who dreams of making fifty thousand pounds, a hundred people dream of being left fifty thousand pounds.
I believe without exception that theory follows practice. Whenever there is a conflict between theory and practice, theory is wrong. As far as I'm concerned, we make theories for what people have done.
This week, penny collector Gene Sukie went to the bank and cashed in ten thousand pounds of pennies he had collected over 34 years, which were worth over fourteen thousand dollars. And, of course, I was in line behind him.
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
We may never understand illnesses such as cancer. In fact, we may never cure it. But an ounce of prevention is worth more than a million pounds of cure.
Critical reflection on practice is a requirement of the relationship between theory and practice. Otherwise theory becomes simply "blah, blah, blah, " and practice, pure activism.