~Arthur Guiterman, "Of Timidity," A Poet's Proverbs, 1924 ~Washington Irving, letter to Pierre Paris Irving (nephew), 1824 December 7th Endeavor to make your talents convertible to ready use, prompt for the occasion, and adapted to the ordinary purposes of life cultivate strength rather than gracefulness in our country it is the useful, not the ornamental, that is in demand. But it happens often that those forward men have that valuable quality of promptness and activity, without which worth is a mere inoperative property.Ī barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion. There is a good deal of cant, too, in the whining about the success of forward and impudent men, while men of retiring worth are passed over with neglect. Well-matured and well-disciplined talent is always sure of a market, provided it exerts itself but it must not cower at home and expect to be sought for. ~Lady Bird Johnson, quoted in Ruth Shick Montgomery, Mrs. There's something real satisfying about working, and having gotten it done. Note to self: finding a cool quote and writing it in your journal is not a substitute for Getting. ~Arthur Guiterman, "Of Industry," A Poet's Proverbs, 1924 My actions are the ground on which I stand." ~Thich Nhat Hanh I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. The fifth is, "My actions are my only true belongings. Many Buddhist practitioners recite the Five Remembrances daily. ~William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, c.1607 Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. The challenge of every day is to establish some relationship between what you want from life and your Daily Planner. ~Arabian proverbĪn idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. ~Muriel Strode (1875–1964), My Little Book of Prayer, 1904Ī promise is a cloud fulfillment is rain. I will quicken the day of the manifest, lest long unfilled I lose faith in my dreams. I will speed me about my high endeavor, lest long delayed the fire burn low. I will hasten to answer the cry of my soul, lest long unheeded it cease to call. We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. I have observed in my lifetime three levels of virtuous person - the person of virtuous action, the person of virtuous intention and the person of virtuous regret. ~"Detached Sentences," The Prose Epitome or, Elegant Extracts Abridged, &c., 1792 The great man is the man who has the courage to act. ~Ashley Montagu, Man Observed, 1968Įvery man is the son of his actions. It may be folly to expect adults to do what they may reasonably be expected to do, and as everyone should know, when everything has been said and done, more will have been said than done. ~Benjamin Franklin, 1737īetween saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out. ~David Starr Jordan, "The Social Order," notes from an unpublished lecture, in The Care and Culture of Men, 1896 ~John Locke, 1689īlind action is more dangerous than no action at all. I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. The first requirement in taking a step in the right direction is to take a step in some direction. ~Muriel Strode (1875–1964), My Little Book of Prayer, 1904 Give me a life of action, and I will accept its sorrow and its tragedy, if I may escape the way of inanition. It is the consequence of our inaction that gets confused with the inevitable. We can usually recognize the consequence of our actions. Action Quotes & Sayings (Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Activity, Movement, etc) The Quote Garden ™
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