Richard Cobden

In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction.

British Businessman

Samuel Johnson

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.

English Writer

William Godwin

It is one of the oldest maxims of moral prudence: Do not, by aspiring to what is impracticable, lose the opportunity of doing the good you can effect!

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

French Writer

Use 'impracticable' to describe tasks that can't be done due to a lack of materials, money, or other necessary items.

Resource Limitations

Use it when physical conditions, like geography or climate, make a task impossible to perform.

Physical Constraints

'Impracticable' is not just for difficult tasks, but those that can't be performed at all.

Not Just Hard

Implies an idea is not sensible or shows a lack of judgment, often due to risks involved.

Poor Judgement

Used when an idea may seem good in theory, but won't work well in reality.