Action Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Not to be slack and negligent; or loose, and wanton in thy actions; nor contentious, and troublesome in thy conversation; nor to rove and…

— Marcus Aurelius

Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not wordy nor…

— Marcus Aurelius

If thou be not busy for thyself now, who shall be busy for thee in time to come?

— Thomas a Kempis

Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for…

— William Penn

What matter and opportunity [for thy activity] art thou avoiding? For what else are all these things, except exercises for the reason, when it…

— Marcus Aurelius

What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others.

— Epictetus

“Why should any of these things that happen externally, so much distract thee? Give thyself leisure to learn some good thing, and cease roving…

— Marcus Aurelius

“Thou sayest, Men cannot admire the sharpness of thy wits.- Be it so: but there are many other things of which thou canst not…

— Marcus Aurelius

Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

— Ieyasu Tokugawa

Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.

— Pythagoras

Everywhere and at all times it is in thy power piously to acquiesce in thy present condition, and to behave justly to those who…

— Marcus Aurelius

Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the turne. [Neither praise nor dispraise thyself; thy actions serve the turn.]

— George Herbert