Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory

Quote by William Wordsworth

Topics: Action Quotes, Theory Quotes, Thought Quotes

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

I would stand, If the night blackened with a coming storm, Beneath some rock, listening...

I would stand, If the night blackened with a coming storm, Beneath some rock, listening...

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself...

Every great and original writer, in proportion as he is great and original, must himself...

A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force...

A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force...

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will...

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will...

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon...

Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon...

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free...

How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free...

A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit...

A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit...

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

Why do not words and kiss, and solemn pledge, And nature that is kind in...

Why do not words and kiss, and solemn pledge, And nature that is kind in...

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too...

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my...

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my...

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar

Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop than when we soar

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage

Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error...

Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error...