One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.

Quote by Ann Radcliffe

Topics: Action Quotes

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

A man's value to the community primarily depends on how far his feelings, thoughts, and...

A man's value to the community primarily depends on how far his feelings, thoughts, and...

One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere...

One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere...

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is...

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is...

Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do...

Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do...

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small...

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning

If all of us acted in unison as I act individually there would be no...

If all of us acted in unison as I act individually there would be no...

I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.