Quotes About Action

A human being does at all times only what he wills, and yet does it necessarily. But that rests on the fact that he is what he wills : for out of what he is everything that he does at any time follows necessarily.

Far-sighted, rational deliberation usually comes out in favour of one decision, while immediate inclination comes out for the other. As long as we have to be passive, the balance seems tilted in favour of reason; but we can see in advance how strongly we will be pulled by the other side when the opportunity for acting arises.

In general, however, grand opera, by more and more deadening our musical receptivity through its three-hours duration and at the same time putting our patience to the test through the snail's pace of what is usually a very trite action, is in itself intrinsically and essentially boring; which failing can be overcome only by the excessive excellence of an individual achievement: that is why in this genre only the masterpieces are enjoyable and everything mediocre is unendurable.

Imitation and custom are the spring of almost all human action. The cause of it is that men fight shy of all and any sort of reflection, and very properly mistrust their own discernment. At the same time this remarkably strong imitative instinct

Imitation and custom are the spring of almost all human action. The cause of it is that men fight shy of all and any sort of reflection, and very properly mistrust their own discernment. At the same time this remarkably strong imitative instinct in man is a proof of his kinship with apes.

Under presupposition of free will each human action would be an inexplicable miracle - an effect without cause. And if one dares the attempt to make such a liberum arbitrium indifferentiae imaginable to oneself, one will soon become aware that here the understanding quite genuinely comes to a standstill: it has no form for thinking of such a thing.

The theoretical philosopher transforms life into ideas. The practical philosopher transforms ideas into life; he acts, therefore, in a thoroughly reasonable manner; he is consistent, regular, deliberate; he is never hasty or passionate; he never allows himself to be influenced by the impression of the moment.

Gdyby?my przyj?li wolno?? woli, to ka?da ludzka czynno?? by?aby cudem nienadaj?cym si? wyt?umaczy?: skutkiem bez przyczyny.

Do mesmo modo como nosso corpo é coberto por roupas, nosso espírito é coberto por mentiras. Nosso discurso, nossa acção, todo o nosso ser é mentiroso: e somente olhando através desse invólucro é possível, vez por outra, descobrir os nossos sentimentos, assim como através das roupas se descobre a forma do corpo.

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Our brains are not the wisest parts of us. In the great moments of life, when a man decides upon an important step, his action is directed not so much by any clear knowledge of the right thing to do, as by an inner impulse (an instinct) - proceeding from the deepest foundations of his being.

we have found that the whole essence of matter lies in action, a i.e. in causality: as a result, matter must also unify space and time, that is, matter must possess the properties of both time and space simultaneously

Svetlo koje ?ovek upali za sebe svetli kasnije i drugima.

She called this absolute fast because desperate situations require desperate measures.

The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable.

Either way, change will come. It could be bloody, or it could be beautiful. It depends on us.

Even in the most uneventful of our lives, we are called upon to choose our battles...

But can we, should we, let apprehensions about the future immobilize us in the present?

Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.

Do what is right, and do it now.

At least two kinds of courage are required in aging and sickness. The first is the courage to confront the reality of mortality- the courage to seek out the truth of what is to be feared and what is to be hoped. But even more daunting is the second kind of courage - the courage to act on the truth we find.

the vital questions are the same: What is your understanding of the situation and its potential outcomes? What are your fears and what are your hopes? What are the trade-offs you are willing to make and not willing to make? And what is the course of action that best serves this understanding?

along the way. Whenever serious sickness or injury strikes and your body or mind breaks down, the vital questions are the same: What is your understanding of the situation and its potential outcomes? What are your fears and what are your hopes? What are the trade-offs you are willing to make and not willing to make? And what is the course of action that best serves this understanding? The field of palliative