Deed Quotes

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With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone. — William Butler Yeats
Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed. — Stefan Zweig
Process as process is neither morally good nor morally bad. We may judge results but not process. The morally bad agent may perform the deed… — Robert Penn Warren
That is what is wrong with cold people. Not that they have ice in their souls - we all have a bit of that -… — Lorrie Moore
Steal a chicken if you get a chance, Huck, because if you don't want it, someone else does and a good deed ain't never forgotten. — Mark Twain
One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family. — Jonathan Safran Foer
Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that… — Charles de Lint
I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing… — Mahatma Gandhi
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Alan," cried I, "what makes ye so good to me? What makes ye care for such a thankless fellow?" Deed, and I don't, know" said… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Well, it was most likely too late; there would not be time for me to flagellate myself for every dishonorable deed in that list, nor… — Clive Barker
I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding oneâ€™s inner life. And… — Etty Hillesum
The roots of any evil deed can be traced to the perpetrator's refusal to experience pain. — Keith Ablow
What we need now are heroes and heroines, about a million of them, one brave deed is worth a thousand books. Sentiment without action is… — Edward Abbey
This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously-and have somebody find out. — Oscar Wilde
Only where love and need are one, And the work is play for mortal stakes Is the deed ever truly done For Heaven and the… — Robert Frost
Jane: Mr. Rochester, if ever I did a good deed in my life-if ever I thought a good thought-if ever I prayed a sincere and… — Charlotte Bronte
HOROSCOPE: Today is a good time for making new friends. A good deed may have unforeseen consequences. Donâ€™t upset any druids. You will soon be… — Terry Pratchett

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