Action Quotes

The conduct of our lives is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearts.

The conduct of our lives is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearts.
Robert Wilson

The actions of men form an infallible index of their own character.

The actions of men form an infallible index of their own character.
Geoffrey B. Wilson

Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image.

Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
St. Augustine

Make no distinction in your conduct between small things and great.

Make no distinction in your conduct between small things and great.
William Taylor

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
Thomas Fuller

It is not enough that our actions be good and praiseworthy, if our intentions ar...

It is not enough that our actions be good and praiseworthy, if our intentions are not pure and upright. It is to profane the good to do it with a bad end in view.
Jean Daillé

Unless a man has to do more than he can do, he will not do all that he can do.

Unless a man has to do more than he can do, he will not do all that he can do.
Gordon Cooper

The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.

The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
John Calvin

All our activity is sowing; and so is our inactivity.

All our activity is sowing; and so is our inactivity.
John Blanchard

Words are leaves – deeds are fruit.

Words are leaves – deeds are fruit.
Anon

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they...

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.
Dale Carnegie

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.
Thomas Carlyle

Sympathy is no substitute for action.

Sympathy is no substitute for action.
David Livingstone

Practice is the soul of knowledge.

Practice is the soul of knowledge.
Thomas Adams

Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.

Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.
Henri Bergson

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
Wayne Dyer

Nothing happens until something moves.

Nothing happens until something moves.
Albert Einstein

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time...

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Warren Buffett

There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the...

There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy