Quotes About Action

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.

Naming enables the noble-minded to speak, and speech enables the noble-minded to act. Therefore, the noble-minded are anything but careless in speech.

There are those who act without knowing; I will have none of this. To hear a lot, choose the good, and follow it, to see a lot and learn to recognize it: this is next knowledge.

The noble minded act before speak, then they speak according to their actions.

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

Worthy admonitions cannot fail to inspire us, but what matters is changing ourselves. Reverent advice cannot fail to encourage us, but what matters is acting on it. Encouraged without acting, inspired without changing – there's nothing to be done for such people.

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that have had their course, it is needless to remonstrate about; things that are past, it is needless to blame.

Listen to all that you can – then, if you forget the deficiencies and speak about the rest cautiously, you avoid trouble. See all that you can – then, if you forget the perilous and act upon the rest cautiously, you'll avoid regret. In speech avoid trouble, in action avoid regret – then rewards will come of themselves.

Lord Chi Wen thought three times before taking any action. When the Master heard this, he said: Twice is plenty enough.

To see what's right and not do it is cowardice.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkeness

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

Better light a candle than curse the darkness.

Find out what people want to do, then tell them to do it. They'll think you're a genius.

unaffirmed people I have met often have an utter sense of helplessness because they believe there is nothing they themselves can do

It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.

Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I'd made before it.

Men imagine that the choices before them are theirs to make. But we are free to act only upon what is given. Choice is lost in the maze of generations and each act in that mazeis itself an enslavement for it voids every alternate and binds one ever more tightly in to the constraints that make a life.

You say you can't? Then don't do it. That's all.

I think people regret what they didnt do more than what they did. I think everbody has things they failed to do. You cant see what is coming, Bobby. And if you could it is no guarantee you'd make the right choice even then. I believe in God's design.

I think that if there was a reason then that would just be one more thing to inquire about. My notion is you probably make up reasons after you've decided what it is you're goin to do. Or not do.

Se vuoi aiutare chi è nei guai, devi andare dove stanno i guai. C'è poco da scegliere.

Your brother is young enough to believe that the past still exists, he said. That the injustices within it await his remedy. Perhaps you believe this also?