"Both friend and enemy reside within us. One lives by the rule of compassion, the other by the rule of hard knocks. Though potential influence of either extreme is inevitable, our actions bear witness to the one we embrace."
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36 quotes about actions
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actions Quotes
"Don’t tell me about your god with your words. Show me about your god with your actions."
"We can't command our love, but we can our actions."
"Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions."
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
"It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite. The power of ballot turns into the power of wallet. Some law-makers become law-breakers."
"While intent is the seed of manifestation, action is the water that nourishes the seed. Your actions must reflect your goals in order to achieve true success."
"The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie."
"The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts - it gives you what you demand with your actions."
"When the actions becomes frequent than the words, success becomes heavier than the dreams. Do more, say less."
"You are the byproduct of your level of consciousness, thoughts, and actions."
"Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realizes himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is."
"To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions."
"I’ve only been in love one time, I said as I held up my pinky finger. I could have held up my index finger, but I wasn’t in love that long."
"Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny."
"If you really want to eat, keep climbing. The fruits are on the top of the tree. Stretch your hands and keep stretching them. Success is on the top, keep going."
"You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value."
"Philosophy without action is the ruin of the soul. One brave deed is worth a hundred books, a thousand theories, a million words. Now as always we need heroes. And heroines! Down with the passive and the limp."
"If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)"
"Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions."