William Wordsworth Quote

Thought and theory must precede all action that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.


Attributed by Anna Jameson in her A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories and Fancies (1854)


Thought and theory must precede all action that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Thought and theory must precede all action that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Thought and theory must precede all action that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Thought and theory must precede all action that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.