logo

Quotes About Actions

No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he must pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.
~ Napoleon Hill
I fancy the character of a poet is in every country the same,--fond of enjoying the present, careless of the future; his conversation that of a man of sense, his actions those of a fool.
~ Oliver Goldsmith
Men imagine that they communicate their virtue or vice only by overt actions, and do not see that virtue or vice emit a breath every moment.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man's actions are the picture book of his creeds.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.
~ Richard L. Evans
The praise of an ignorant man is only good-will, and you should receive his kindness as he is a good neighbor in society, and not as a good judge of your actions in point of fame and reputation.
~ Richard Steele
A man who works evil against another works it really against himself, and bad advice is worst for the one who devised it
~ Hesiod
We have long struggles with ourself, of which the outcome is one of our actions; they are, as it were, the inner side of human nature. This inner side is God's; the outer side belongs to men.
~ Honore de Balzac
The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.
~ Jane Austen
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
~ Socrates
Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even that it makes them worse. People are what they do, and what they leave behind.
~ Terry Pratchett
It's Not About How Much Money You Make, Instead It's About What You Do With The Money That You Do Make.
~ Chris Mentillo
We all do stuff we think is right. Irrespective rules, drama or money.
~ Sarvesh Jain
Friday and Saturday nights have a funny way of revealing what we really believe on Sunday mornings.
~ Mark Hart
She was the archetypal selfless mother: living only for her children, sheltering them from the consequences of their actions - and in the end doing them irreparable harm.
~ Marcia Muller
When you create a soul, plant the seeds of love with your thoughts, words, and actions . The soul flourishes among the flow-ers of love.
~ Revathi Sankaran
Mothers and fathers do really crazy things with the best of intentions.
~ Rosalind Wiseman
It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.
~ Francis Bacon
We won't let history define our future. Our actions will do the talking. Our determination will turn doubters into believers.
~ Andrew McCutchen
I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.
~ Sidney Sheldon
We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.
~ Stephen Covey
Your daily behavior reveals your deepest beliefs.
~ Robin Sharma
No individual can achieve worthy goals without accepting accountability for his or her own actions.
~ Dan Miller
A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.
~ John Galsworthy