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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.
Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with
new.
The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with
new.
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of read more
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I read more
It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties read more
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
