The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Quote by Thomas H Huxley

Topics: Action Quotes

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.

If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.

Action is eloquence.

Action is eloquence.

Don't think, just do.

Don't think, just do.

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

The shortest answer is doing.

The shortest answer is doing.

Words divide us, actions unite us.

Words divide us, actions unite us.

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

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...

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether...

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether...

Before words must always be deeds. By deeds alone we have got our influence. Deeds...

Before words must always be deeds. By deeds alone we have got our influence. Deeds...

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

Never act on impulse. Plan first. Think it through. Then act.

Never act on impulse. Plan first. Think it through. Then act.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds

Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but...

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but...