Action Quotes

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Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt. — Bergen Evans
Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But if you are… — Confucius
Speech is always bolder than action. — Friedrich Schiller
Speech is the mirror of action. — Solon
How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects. — Dalai Lama
It's unrealistic to think that the future of humanity can be achieved only on the basis of prayer; what we need is to take action. — Dalai Lama
We learn courageous action by going forward whenever fear urges us back. — David Seabury
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner… — Chin-Ning Chu
We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time… — Ronald Reagan
Love without action is meaningless and action without love is irrelevant. — Deepak Chopra
Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them. — Henri Matisse
Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. — Leonardo da Vinci
No matter how brilliant an action, it should not be considered great unless it was the result of a great motive. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When you won that title you should know now that you are representing a whole country or nation with your actions and you are now… — Alexis Arguello
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many… — Ralph Washington Sockman
If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's wage - in praise or pudding, whichever happens to suit… — Alexander Smith
The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments. — Anne Sullivan Macy
Those that are little, little things suit. — Horace
A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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