Quotes About Action

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons!

Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss.

...for nothing would be done at all, if a man waited till he could do it so well, that no one could find fault with it.

The man who gets on his knees has not learned the right use of his legs.

The best way to get something done is to begin.

You'll wish that you had done some of the hard things when they were easier to do.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.

The two rules of procrastination: 1) Do it today. 2) Tomorrow will be today tomorrow.

To-morrow — the day when idlers work, and fools reform.

TO-MORROW. The only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.

A year from now you may wish you had started today!

One of these days is none of these days.

Promise little and do much.

I was discovering that if you just set people in motion, they'll heal themselves.

...if thou hast that in thee indeed, which I have greater reason to believe now than ever, I mean purpose, courage and valour, this night show it...

In these circumstances I think we must take the bull by the horns... and, making due allowances, quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

Let every man sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.

One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.

Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent.

At a certain point, some of us just sit down and watch the rest of our lives go by. Don't let it happen to you!

Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do anything at variance with his own nature. He carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves on any particular occasion, we must endure the legitimate conclusion that we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom.

We're all on different paths, but action is hard work and you must drive your own soul.

"Where little is done, little is said," observed Sheikh Hassan, "and Silence is the mother of Truth..."

Meanwhile, in assessing responsibility for the attempted arson, murder, and strike action, Robert Wilmott had made one grave mistake. He suspected the wrong person.