Thought is action in rehearsal

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Action Quotes

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The greatest man in history was the poorest

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's...

Men are what their mothers made them.

Men are what their mothers made them.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden...

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

Our high respect for a well-read man is praise enough of literature

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade, gains...

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the...

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.

The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order.

The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order.