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Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Nothing happens until something moves.
Nothing happens until something moves.
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not read more
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
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.
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.
Let's meet and either do or die.
Let's meet and either do or die.
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
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.
If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.
If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.