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Men pass away, but their deeds abide.
Men pass away, but their deeds abide.
Who doth right deeds
Is twice born, and who doeth ill deeds vile.
Who doth right deeds
Is twice born, and who doeth ill deeds vile.
Anything done for another is done for oneself.
[Lat., Qui facit per alium facit per se.]
Anything done for another is done for oneself.
[Lat., Qui facit per alium facit per se.]
Thy Will for Deed I do accept.
Thy Will for Deed I do accept.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Go put your creed into your deed,
Not speak with double tongue.
Go put your creed into your deed,
Not speak with double tongue.
An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in
water.
[Fr., L'injure se grave en read more
An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in
water.
[Fr., L'injure se grave en metal; et le bienfait s'escrit en
l'onde.]
His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
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His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor prints of Precedent for poore men's facts.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
