Action Quotes

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Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us… — Seneca the Younger
Anyone who studies the state of things which preceded the French Revolution will see that the tremendous catastrophe came about from so excessive a regulation… — Herbert Spencer
Commitment . . . is a binding, but happy, response to duty. It is at once peaceful yet compelling, for it obligates one to action.… — James M. Paramore
Kind words toward those you daily meet, Kind words and actions right, Will make this life of ours most sweet, Turn darkness into night. — Isaac Watts
Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards… — Eric Hoffer
We are our own fates.- Our deeds are our own doomsmen.- Man's life was made not for creeds but actions. — Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
The physiological law of Transfer of Energy is the basis of human success and happiness. There is no action without expenditure of energy, and if… — David Starr Jordan
Sensible men show their sense by saying much in few words. If noble actions are the substance of life, good sayings are its ornament and… — Charles Simmons
Between eigtheen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with money, but with actions. Most men buy nothing. — Andre Malraux
FOLLY, n. That "gift and faculty divine" whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his actions and adorns his life. — Ambrose Bierce
Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. To know oneself, one should assert oneself. — Albert Camus
Ready made opinions can be distributed day by day through the press, radio, and so on, again and again, till they reach the nerve cell… — Joost Meerloo
The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or at… — Benjamin Franklin
When a mathematician engaged in investigating physical actions and results has arrived at his own conclusions, may they not be expressed in common language as… — Michael Faraday
Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed — Abraham Lincoln
All action of Sattva, a modification of Prakriti characterised by light and happiness, is for the soul. When Sattva is free from egoism and illuminated… — Swami Vivekananda
How long do you remember that it is the Lord who is making you work? But then, by repeatedly analysing like that, you will come… — Swami Vivekananda
Purposeful action is thus the goal of all that is truly educative. — John Dewey
There are as many archetypes as there are typical situations in life. Endless repetition has engraved these experiences into our psychic constitution, not in the… — Carl Jung
I learned, too, how it was possible with the help of the picture and action to transform an apparently insignificant violin passage into an incident,… — Anton Seidl
There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of… — Ralph Marston
If your purpose is to liberate yourself and others into love and freedom, then you should do whatever magnifies the love and freedom in your… — David Deida
For centuries you have been taught that love-sponsored action arises out of the choice to be, do, and have whatever produces the highest good for… — Neale Donald Walsch
Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don't have to avoid evil. They are so replete with love that… — Ramakrishna
Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery. Love, and don't be caught in opinions and ideas… — Jiddu Krishnamurti

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