William Arthur Ward Quotes

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

There's a scripture in the Book of James which says, 'Become a doer of the word and not a hearer only.' A hearer is someone who looks into a mirror, walks away, and quickly forgets what sort of person he is.

Combine practice with belief.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

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

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.

Faith without works is dead.

It is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of practice

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

To understand is difficult; to act is easy.

It is in the doing that the real blessing comes. Do it! That's our motto.

Knowledge is potential; action is power.

Without execution, thinking is mere idleness.

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

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

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

We're big fans of the idea that faith without works is dead.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

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

I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all.

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

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

It's easy to have an act one and two. Go ahead and have an act three, four, and five. The saying is the easy part. The doing is the hard part.

I tell people, and it's the truth, I could sit in my garage for a week and it won't make me a car. And you can sit in church till your bottom is flat and that won't make you a servant of Christ.