Quotes About Deeds

Our deeds follow us, and what we have been makes us what we are.

Deeds, not words shall speak me.

Memory heaps dead leaves on corpse-like deeds, from under which they do but vaguely offend the sense.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

Faith, without action, is no faith at all. Love, without sacrifice, is no love at all.

Values spoken without actions taken are merely slogans.

Let us beware: nothing is so delicate and so sacred as the human soul; nothing is so quickly bruised. Let each one of our words and deeds contain a principle of life that, penetrating other spirits, will communicate light and strength and will reveal God to them.

Let your deeds be your bond, not your promises and cajolery.

Deeds may speak more compellingly than words,but I believe words have their place too. A man who has both is gifted indeed.

Life is intricate. Not everything can be categorized into neat generalities, even in our spiritual life. Yes, the circumstances of life are the result of our good and not-so-good thoughts, words and deeds come full circle. But not always.

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

But if, through seeking happiness, my deeds are wrong, No matter where I turn my steps, The knives of misery will cut me down, The wage and retribution of a sinful life.

All the good works gathered in a thousand ages, Such as deeds of generosity, And offerings to the Blissful Ones— A single flash of anger shatters them.

To do good is difficult. One who does good first does something hard to do. I have done many good deeds, and, if my sons, grandsons and their descendants up to the end of the world act in like manner, they too will do much good. But whoever amongst them neglects this, they will do evil. Truly, it is easy to do evil.

Dhamma is good, but what constitutes Dhamma? (It includes) little evil, much good, kindness, generosity, truthfulness and purity. I have given the gift of sight in various ways. To two-footed and four-footed beings, to birds and aquatic animals, I have given various things including the gift of life. And many other good deeds have been done by me.

A tree is known by its fruit. A man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

Let me chant in sacred numbers, as I strike each sounding string, Chant in sweet, melodious anthems, glorious deeds of Christ our King; He, my Muse, shall be thy story; with His praise my lyre shall ring.

There are two messages from theory of Karma. Our condition in this life is determined by our deeds in previous life. We must do good in this life to improve our conditions in next life.

Good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act.

Men's thoughts, are much according to their inclination; their discourse and speeches, according to their learning and infused opinions; but their deeds, are after as they have been accustomed.

What's wrong with us isn't a rap sheet of bad deeds, but a damaged heart, a soul-sickness, that plunges us into fearful self-protection, alienation from God and others.

Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed.

We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.

At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.