Action Quote by Andre Gide

Instead of hoping he must fear and instead of fearing he must hope. He must fear that his loss may develop into a much…

— Jesse Lauriston Livermore

He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of others.

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

“Those whose behavior requires admonishing are seldom wise enough to profit by admonition”

— Ruth Rendell (attributed to Lord Melbourne

Every individual necessarily labors to render the annual revenue of society as great as he can. He generally neither intends to promote the public…

— Adam Smith

If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.

— Confucius

Man acts from adequate motives relative to his interest, and not on metaphysical speculations.

— Edmund Burke

He who buys what he does not want ends in wanting what he cannot buy.

— Alec-Tweedie

Profit per se is not my motive.

— Chris Hughes

Man cannot live by profit alone.

— James A. Baldwin

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

— Plautus

Profit doesn't appear as the goal but as a side effect of pursuing motivating principles.

— Ted Malloch

No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.

— Napoleon Hill