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Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners (1821-1822)
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The saying connects a thought with the act that puts it into practice. Greatness moves from the idea into the deed through that change. Its emphasis is on carrying thinking into action, presenting practical effort as the way an imagined possibility becomes something accomplished.
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