Action Quote by Immanuel Kant Download Open image “An action is essentially good if the motive of the agent be good, regardless of the consequences.” — Immanuel Kant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Action Agents Be good Consequence Goodness Ifs Motive
“an action is good when it promotes interests, material or spiritual, as intended by the actor in his motive; and it is bad when… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
No action is in itself good or bad, but only such according to convention. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
We call an intention good which is right in itself, but the action is good, not because it contains within it some good, but… — Peter Abelard Copy Share Image
So actions themselves are not good and not bad; only the intention is important. — Stephen Mitchell Copy Share Image
In fact we say that an intention is good, that is, right in itself, but that an action does not bear any good in… — Peter Abelard Copy Share Image
The results of action depends upon the very quality of the action. — Chinmayananda Saraswati Copy Share Image
It is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Good intentions don't really matter if they don't lead to good actions. Sometimes those with good intentions do us more harm than good. — Ash Sweeney Copy Share Image
No act is of itself either good or bad. Only its place in the order of things makes it good or bad. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Ill-considered but well-intentioned actions do more good that actions that are well-considered but cruel. — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
Take the case of just actions; just punishments and chastisements do indeed spring from a good principle, but they are good only because we cannot do without them - it would be better that neither individuals nor states should need anything of the sort - but actions which aim at honor and advantage are absolutely the best. The conditional action… — Aristotle Copy Share
Even if a civil society were to be dissolved by the consent of all its members (e.g., if a people inhabiting an island decided… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
How then is perfection to be sought? Wherein lies our hope? In education, and in nothing else. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Heaven has given human beings three things to balance the odds of life: hope, sleep, and laughter. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Beauty presents an indeterminate concept of Understanding, the sublime an indeterminate concept of Reason. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Freedom is that faculty that enlarges the usefulness of all other faculties. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Philosophical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from concepts ; mathematical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from the construction of concepts. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
When I could have used a wife, I could not support one; and when I could support one, I no longer needed any — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is the liberation of man from his self-caused state of minority... Supere aude! Dare to use your own understanding!is thus the motto of… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
The ideal of the supreme being is nothing but a regulative principle of reason which directs us to look upon all connection in the… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Jeg skal alltid handle slik at den regelen jeg handler etter kunne gjelde som allmenn lov.” — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Deaths, births, and marriages, considering how much they are separately dependent on the freedom of the human will, should seem to be subject to… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds — Kahlil Gibran Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Action is a powerful thing. When you smile through your sadness, it can completely change your outlook. Try it! Smile :) Now hold onto… — Leticia Rae Copy Share Image