Deed Quotes

570 quotes by 422 authors

One good deed is worth a thousand prayers. — Zoroaster
The song that nerves a nation's heart is in itself a deed. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Oh, Heaven, it is mysterious, it is awful to consider that we not only carry a future Ghost within us; but are, in very deed,… — Thomas Carlyle
Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the friction of social contacts. . . . It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely… — Clare Boothe Luce
The Tories always hold the view that the state is an apparatus for the protection of the swag of the property owners ... Christ drove… — Aneurin Bevan
If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity.… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov
It could be anything, give a homeless guy a sandwich, help an old lady across the street like anything to make this world a better… — Frank Iero
Let the advocate of animal food, force himself to a decisive experiment on its fitness, and as Plutarch recommends, tear a living lamb with his… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Perhaps, a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant. — Hamza Yusuf
This Christmas mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage… — Howard W. Hunter
This book will expose the sins of the fathers and the vicious abuse of the Jewish people. 'In Defense of Israel' will shake Christian theology.… — John Hagee
The Revolutionist is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his own. His entire… — Sergey Nechayev
Fate sits on these dark battlements and frowns, And as the portal opens to receive me, A voice in hollow murmurs through the courts Tells… — Ann Radcliffe
[In politics] no good deed goes unpunished — Clare Boothe Luce
It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a… — St. Vincent
There is something within me that might be illusion as it is often case with young delighted people, but if I would be fortunate to… — Nikola Tesla
The most excellent and divine counsel, the best and most profitable advertisement of all others, but the least practised, is to study and learn how… — Pierre Charron
Know the joy of life by piling good deed on good deed until no rift or cranny appears between them. — Marcus Aurelius
Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning. — Charles Alexander Eastman
Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed. — Abraham Joshua Heschel

Who Wrote These Deed Quotes

422 authors contributed a total of 570 Deed Quotes, led by these top contributors: