Deeds Quotes

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No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty. — George Eliot
The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved. — Arthur Erickson
One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when… — Euripides
Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But… — Frederick William Faber
Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done… — William Feather
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are… — Ben Harper
The better day, the worse deed. — Matthew Henry
In both word and deed, one of the greatest idlers of all time was John Lennon. In his songs we see repeated defences of simply… — Tom Hodgkinson
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. — Eric Hoffer
Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough. — Douglas Horton
Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven. — Douglas Horton
Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds. — Victor Hugo
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. — Henrik Ibsen
A wrong concept misleads the understanding; a wrong deed degrades the whole man, and may eventually demolish the structure of the human ego. — Muhammad Iqbal
A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever. — Jesse Jackson
When there is life and mankind, a person will live striving for good deeds, liberty and a bright life, and wish that goodness and justice… — Islom Karimov
I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every… — John Locke
Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of 'The Giver': the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But… — Lois Lowry
In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances,… — Clare Boothe Luce
One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed… — Maimonides

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