Doings Quotes
72 Doings quotes by 64 unique authors
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The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature,…
— Charles Spurgeon
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Pray to God for gladness. Be glad as children, as the birds of heaven. And let not the sin of men confound you in your…
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Let us face at the outset how many Christians are not victorious, but defeated. Defeated by circumstances, defeated by other peoples? natures and wrong-doings, defeated…
— Sam Shoemaker
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It is characteristic of spontaneous friendship to take on first, without enquiry and almost at first sight, the unseen doings and unspoken sentiments of our…
— George Santayana
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The lives of happy people are dense with their own doings -- crowded, active, thick. But the sorrowing are nomads, on a plain with few…
— Larry McMurtry
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The greatest miracle is the miracle of wakefulness, to awaken from the dream of life and to see infinity everywhere, even in the finite, in…
— Frederick Lenz
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A man is accountable to no person for his doings.
— James Otis
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From the moment we are born our culture encourages us to believe that outer well-being is the source of inner fulfillment ... Wherever we turn…
— Russell Peters
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Leave words to them whom words, not doings, move.
— Arthur Symons
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You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing…
— Orson Welles
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It seems odd that we continue to worry about the reputations of men who are accused of sexual wrong-doings.
— Jessica Valenti
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In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and…
— Thomas Frank
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We all dream; we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least…
— Erich Fromm
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What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but…
— Lysander Spooner
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Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for…
— David A. Bednar
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I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God who concerns Himself with the fate…
— Albert Einstein
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And while one is brought up with luxury and caresses, and is thrown bewildered and despairing into a dark pit, another is lifted from the…
— Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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Because what's the use of learning that I am one of a long row only - finding out that there is set down in some…
— Thomas Hardy
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Something is unfolding, being revealed to me. I see that there's a whole world of of girls and their doings that has been unknown to…
— Margaret Atwood
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There are some upon this earth of yours,' returned the Spirit, 'who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride,…
— Charles Dickens
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A man's life is always dealing with permanence, that is the most dangerous kind of irresponsibility is to think of your doings as temporary.
— Wendell Berry
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She had always been a reader… but now she was obsessed. Since her discovery of the book hoard downstairs from her job, she’d been caught…
— Louise Erdrich
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...We die, we turn, we are reborn as we deserve to be reborn, based on our doings in this world." Will looked down at his…
— Cassandra Clare
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If the test of patriotism comes only by reflexively falling into lockstep behind the leader whenever the flag is waved, then what we have is…
— Michael Parenti
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Any man or woman who neglects to maintain inward vigilance, and only makes an outward show of holiness in dress, speech, and behavior, is a…
— Walter Hilton
Who Wrote These Doings Quotes
64 authors contributed a total of 72 Doings Quotes, led by these top contributors: