Quotes About Action

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.

Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong, or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.

There is only one argument for doing something; the rest are arguments for doing nothing

Spread the Gospel. If necessary, use words.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.

A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.

Go into all the world and preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation. and honor the reward of action.

Rather do what is nothing in the purpose than to be idle, that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily shot when the fliers escape the fowler. Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all the virtues, and is the self-made sepulcher of a living man.

I should have shot you when I had the chance.

A task begun is easier than a task contemplated;

He kept wanting to make things happen, when he should have found something that was happening anyway, and just gone along with it.

who seeks shall find; Who sits with folded hands or sleeps is blind.

El que lo piensa todo primero, no escribe nada después.

The best time to finally be and do what you want could be the worst time to be and do what you want. So if now is the worst time for you, this may be your best chance.

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on.

We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity.

Time, which gnaws and diminishes all things else, augments and increases benefits, because a noble action of liberality done to a man of reason doth grow continually by his generously thinking of it and remembering it.

A Glass Eye leaped out from behind a parcked smail-trasport, blocked thier way. "Did you drop something?" Dodge asked the assassian. "Caus I think I see you..." he unheathed his sword and swung, decapitating the Glass Eye in one blow, "...head over there.

weapon for action. "'Be ye men of peace,'" he intoned, "'but gird firmly thy loins for righteous battle!' Thus saith the Lord God which is Jehovah. Selah!

was ready to do a Brodie out the refuse chute.

But being is making; not only large things, a family, a book, a business; but the shape we give this afternoon, a conversation between friends, a meal.