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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
[Lat., Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro
viribus.]
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.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action
The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action
Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
The more you are willing to accept responsibility for your actions, the more credibility you will have
The more you are willing to accept responsibility for your actions, the more credibility you will have
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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.
