Action Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

“...good deeds can be shortly stated but where wrong is done a wealth of language is needed to veil its deformity.”

— Thucydides

We hunger for nobility: the rare words and acts that harmonize simplicity and truth.

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.

— Zell Miller

Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.

— Lech Walesa

A noble deed is a step towards heaven.

— J. G. Holland

A noble deed is a step toward God.

— Jeffrey R. Holland

When a noble deed is done, who is likely to appreciate it? They who are noble themselves.

— Henry David Thoreau

Words are one thing, deeds are quite another.

— Ivan Bunin

There is no nobler deed than the performance of one's duty.

— Len Smith

Let deeds correspond with words. [Lat., Dictis facta suppetant.]

— Plautus

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

— Blaise Pascal