Literary notes about Practice (AI summary)
The term "practice" is employed across literature to encapsulate both established customs and the continual effort of translating theory into action. In historical and legal narratives, it is used to denote time-honored traditions and formal procedures, as in discussions of heraldry and ritual anointing ([1], [2]), while in more philosophical or mystical texts it reflects the active, sometimes transformative, engagement with abstract ideas—encouraging a pursuit of spiritual or intellectual mastery ([3], [4]). Moreover, the word often serves as a point of contrast between theoretical ideals and their real-world execution, emphasizing that perfection is attained through repeated application rather than mere aspiration ([5], [6]). This multiplicity of meaning underscores its vital role in conveying the interplay between theory, custom, and practice in human endeavors.
- The same practice has been followed in the seals of the Duchy of Lancaster, inasmuch as on the obverse of the seal of George IV.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - Ricold speaks of their supplying the whole country as far as Baghdad, and Barbaro alludes to the practice of anointing camels with the oil.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - I will now illustrate them by instances drawn from the practice both of public and private magic.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer - In practice, however, (that is, where God's previous working meets man's present response) man must pursue God.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer - He was even pleased by failures, for failures resulting from deviations in practice from the theory only proved to him the accuracy of his theory.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Here, as elsewhere, practice must, precede perfection.
— from Intentions by Oscar Wilde
