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Quotes about action
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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. (Burns John)
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state. (Burns John)
I never worry about action, but only inaction. (Burns John)
We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue. (Burns John)
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Action makes more fortune than caution. (Burns John)
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. (Burns John)
Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more. (Burns John)
Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance. (Burns John)
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. (Burns John)
The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions. (Burns John)
Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia. (Burns John)
We are born to action; and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first. (Burns John)
Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind exists in torture. (Burns John)
Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars. (Burns John)
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act? (Burns John)
A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence. (Burns John)
The secret of getting things done is to act! (Burns John)
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action. (Burns John)
We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique. (Burns John)
Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not. (Burns John)
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. (Burns John)
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. (Burns John)
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. (Burns John)
Never mind your happiness; do your duty. (Burns John)
Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating. (Burns John)
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