146 Quotes About Pragmatism

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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?

Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.

Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.

A painting shouldn't be just a picture, it should be a philosophy.

The measure of brilliance is in its utility.

The ways of the heart are complex.” He looked out at the ocean again. “The waves churn and break upon the rocks, Talon. So do human feelings. Passion can be a man’s undoing. With passion must come wisdom; otherwise, your enemies have a weapon to use against you.

There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.