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That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.
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.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
results.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
results.
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make greatest and not best.
He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make greatest and not best.
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary read more
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
