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    When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

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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.]

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I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

by Mae West Found in: Action Quotes,
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Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Action Quotes,
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A fiery chariot, borne on buoyant pinions,
Sweeps near me now! I soon shall ready be
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A fiery chariot, borne on buoyant pinions,
Sweeps near me now! I soon shall ready be
To pierce the ther's high, unknown dominions,
To reach new spheres of pure activity!

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Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Action Quotes,
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Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they
cannot find it.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they
cannot find it.

by Sir John Denham Found in: Action Quotes,
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To-morrow let us do or die.

To-morrow let us do or die.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Action Quotes,
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Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at read more

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Action Quotes,
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Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Action Quotes,
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