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Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
I love the attention but I don't like too much of it.
I love the attention but I don't like too much of it.
To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.
To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.
Let's meet and either do or die.
Let's meet and either do or die.
For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.
For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.
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.
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great read more
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.