In proceeding to make a practical use of what our Lord here teaches, our first duty, plainly, is to look to Him for life.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
From a practical point of view it was a pity, of course, that Hew was like that, but she liked him the better for it.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
But, as Mary said, "It's not so bad for Betty to be kept at home, for she will read and study, anyway, because she likes it, and it won't hurt her to learn to be practical as well;" and no doubt Mary was right.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine