Their Acts Quotes

30 quotes by 28 authors

The vicious count their years; virtuous, their acts. — Samuel Johnson
One-half of the ills of life come because men are unwilling to sit down quietly for thirty minutes to think through all the possible consequences… — Blaise Pascal
The third group [of society] are those irresponsible and reckless ones having little regard for the consequences of their acts, or whose religious scruples prevent… — Margaret Sanger
It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other… — Lysander Spooner
There are only two answers for the handling of people from 2.0 down on the Tone Scale, neither one of which has anything to do… — L. Ron Hubbard
The natural law is the origin and principle of all virtues and their acts, therefore we must first speak about natural law. — William of Auxerre
The citizens of a city are not guilty of the crimes committed in their city; but they are guilty as participants in the destiny of… — Paul Tillich
Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in… — Thomas Szasz
I will make a general statement that we have not had anything like the policy of holding people in high office responsible for their acts… — William Eldridge Odom
In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they can… — Luis Bunuel
[The purpose of a written constitution is] to bind up the several branches of government by certain laws, which, when they transgress, their acts shall… — Thomas Jefferson
The first step to be taken by one who wishes to follow Christ is, according to Our Lordâ€™s own words, that of renouncing himself -… — St. Vincent
The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that… — Denis Norden
But I always need to identify with a character to write about him or her - and by 'identify,' I mean see the world through… — Jennifer Egan
I'm never angry at anybody! No human being can do anything important enough for that. You get angry at people when you feel that their… — Carlos Castaneda
Influencing people is dangerous. Their acts and thoughts become your illegitimate children. You can't get away from them and Heaven knows what they mayn't grow… — Elizabeth Bibesco
I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts. — Og Mandino
Whenever and wherever men have engaged in the mindless slaughter of animals (including other men), they have often attempted to justify their acts by attributing… — Farley Mowat
For myself, I find I become less cynical rather than more--remembering my own sins and follies; and realize that men's hearts are not often as… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Malicious acts are performed by people for personal gain â€¦ Sorcerers, though, have an ulterior purpose for their acts, which has nothing to do with… — Carlos Castaneda

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