Act Quotes

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In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to transgression and which, because of the irreversibility of the action process can be expected… — Hannah Arendt
As for our pupils talk, let his virtue and his sense of right and wrong shine through it and have no guide but reason. Make… — Michel de Montaigne
I have just been through the process of killing a cistudo for the sake of science; but I cannot excuse myself for this murder, and… — Henry David Thoreau
A person may be greedy, envious, cowardly, cold, ungenerous, unkind, vain, or conceited, but behave perfectly by a monumental act of the will. — Thomas Nagel
must acknowledge, that to act properly is much more valuable than to think justly or reason acutely. — Thomas Reid
In every case, we ought to act that part towards another, which we would judge to be right in him to act toward us, if… — Thomas Reid
Prayer is spiritual exercise and every act of prayer stretches the soul. — James Dillet Freeman
Nature is seen by humans through a screen of beliefs, knowledge, and purposes, and it is in terms of their images of nature, rather than… — Roy Rappaport
We keep so busy talking we are so keen to act that we forget that in the heart lies all we need untapped, intact. — Angelus Silesius
It is only your self-identification with your mind that makes you happy or unhappy. Rebel against your slavery to your mind, see your bonds as… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in… — Albert Schweitzer
Each individual human being can claim the Spirit of Jesus as the guiding spirit of his or her life. In that Spirit we can speak… — Henri Nouwen
They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with… — Vladimir Putin
I shortly will introduce legislation banning the sale, manufacture or possession of handguns (with exceptions for law enforcement and licensed target clubs)... . It is… — John Chafee
Where it is in his own interest, every organism may reasonably be expected to aid his fellows. Where he has no alternative, he submits to… — Michael Ghiselin
There is something about the mental act of thanksgiving that seems to carry the human mind far beyond the region of doubt into the clear… — H. Emilie Cady
A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe. — Georges Clemenceau
To sleep is an act of faith. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility… — Pope Gregory I
Every act of reverence, every genuflection that you make before the Blessed Sacrament is important because it is an act of faith in Christ, and… — Pope John Paul II

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