"Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds." — Socrates

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• In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;… — Aristotle
• It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses… — Emilie Autumn
• My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He… — Teresa of Avila
• We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs.… — Philip James Bailey
• It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush… — Russell Baker
• Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed. — Abu Bakr
• A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who… — Saint Basil
• But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab… — Theodore Bikel
• If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead.… — Aeschylus
• Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds… — Allan Bloom
• Honest people don't hide their deeds. — Emily Bronte
• Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the… — Phillips Brooks

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