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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame
Action expresses priorities
A man is not good or bad for one action
Never confuse motion with action
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action
He that is overcautious will accomplish nothing
Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it
The act is judged of by the event
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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