An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.

Quote by William Dean Howells

Topics: Commitment Quotes

We are creatures of the moment; we live from one little space to another, and...

We are creatures of the moment; we live from one little space to another, and...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most...

The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most...

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too...

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too...

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like...

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like...

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason...

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason...

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of...

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying...

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying...

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?