Deeds Quotes
1458 Deeds quotes by 870 unique authors
-
A life-whether seamstress or poet, farmer or king-is measured not by length, but by the worth of its deeds, and the power of its dreams.
— T.A. Barron
-
God never asked us to meet life's pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands…
— Charles R. Swindoll
-
They were indeed what was known as 'old money', which meant that it had been made so long ago that the black deeds which had…
— Terry Pratchett
-
I believe in deeds, not words.
— Tamora Pierce
-
I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in…
— Edmond Rostand
-
I buried him with mine own hands, in a place he showed me once when I was a squire at Storm’s End. No one shall…
— George R. R. Martin
-
Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.
— Dejan Stojanovic
-
Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth, Eorlingas!
— J.R.R. Tolkien
-
Deeds that seemed unimportant at the time would prove to have been momentous; a tiny act of selfishness and unkindness or, conversely, an unconsidered act…
— Karen Armstrong
-
This is not going to be easy. I'm good at being bad, but I'm bad at being good. I don't know the first thing about…
— Neal Shusterman
-
When you break the heart of the philosopher, you must apply great force and cunning strategy, but when the deed is completed, the heart lies…
— Charles Baxter
-
Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden! Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas!
— J.R.R. Tolkien
-
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could…
— Theodore Roosevelt
-
Due to attachment, anger, and foolishness, I have committed numberless mistakes in speech, deed and thought. I bow my head and repent. I vow from…
— Nhat Hanh
-
For indeed, grace is the key to it all. It is not our lavish good deeds that procure salvation, but God's lavish love and mercy.…
— Timothy Keller
-
We preach and practice brotherhood — not only of man but of all living beings — not on Sundays only but on all the days…
— Virchand Gandhi
-
When I was young, I expected from people more than they could give: neverending friendship and constant excitement. Now I expect less than they can…
— Albert Camus
-
It is these undeniable qualities of human love and compassion and self-sacrifice that give me hope for the future. We are, indeed, often cruel and…
— Jane Goodall
-
For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
-
Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.
— Bryan Davis
Who Wrote These Deeds Quotes
870 authors contributed a total of 1,458 Deeds Quotes, led by these top contributors: