Deeds Quotes

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It is not deeds or acts that last: it is the written record of those deeds and acts. — Elbert Hubbard
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one. — Anatole France
O for ten years, that I may overwhelm / Myself in poesy; so I may do the deed / That my own soul has to… — John Keats
O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate, Through the… — Mortimer Collins
The worst men often give the best advice. Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts. — Philip James Bailey
It's not what you can do, but the way you do it that counts. — Mae West
I never saw a mob rush across town to do a good deed. — Wilson Mizner
Don't take the will for the deed; get the deed. — Lewis Mumford
If you are poor, distinguish yourself by your virtues; if rich, by your good deeds. — Joseph Joubert
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires. — Democritus
One should cultivate human values for healthy living. this calls for harmony in thought, word and deed. When you cultivate this harmony you will be… — Sathya Sai Baba
Humanness consists in harmony of thought, word and deed. — Sathya Sai Baba
Love is the source of every virtue in you and of every deed which deserves punishment. — Dante Alighieri
Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence. — Pindar
Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed. — Zoroaster
Things of today? Deeds which are harvest for Eternity! — Ebenezer Elliott
Stern fate and time Will have their victims; and the best die first, Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime, To curse the… — Ebenezer Elliott
Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they,… — Rollo May
You have the right to work, but do not become so degenerate as to look for results. Work incessantly, but see something behind the work.… — Swami Vivekananda
If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is not forgetful, if his deeds are pure, if he acts with consideration, if he restrains… — Max Muller
That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face. — Max Muller
When the evil deed, after it has become known, brings sorrow to the fool, then it destroys his bright lot, nay, it cleaves his head. — Max Muller
Bad deeds, and deeds hurtful to ourselves, are easy to do; what is beneficial and good, that is very difficult to do. — Max Muller
Even a good man sees evil days, as long as his good deed has not ripened; but when his good deed has ripened, then does… — Max Muller
An evil deed is better left undone, for a man repents of it afterwards; a good deed is better done, for having done it, one… — Max Muller

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