Acts Quotes

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The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. — Samuel Alexander
Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. — Thomas Carlyle
I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism,… — Jimmy Carter
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of… — Pablo Casals
It's very important to go back and keep in mind the distinction between handling these events as criminal acts, which was the way we did… — Dick Cheney
Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call. — Tommy Chong
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts… — Eric Alterman
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that… — Thomas Aquinas
Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the… — Thomas Aquinas
A warrior doesn't know remorse for anything he has done, because to isolate one's acts as being mean, or ugly, or evil is to place… — Carlos Castaneda
A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for… — Carlos Castaneda
Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics... The… — Emile Durkheim
We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding and censure, by being ready… — Adam Clarke
How does one chip off the marble that doesn't belong? ... That comes about through five things: humility, reverence, inspiration, deep purpose, and joy. No… — Walter Russell
Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why, when… — Theodore Beale
It is an insult to God to believe in God. For on the one hand it is to suppose that he has perpetrated acts of… — Galen Strawson
Someone has written, Love is a verb. It requires doing -not just saying and thinking. The test is in what one does, how one acts,… — David B. Haight
How can a man commit acts of martial valour if he values his life? — Torii Mototada
The IRS has become morally corrupted by the enormous power which we in Congress have unwisely entrusted to it. Too often it acts like a… — Edward V. Long

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