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The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react
Actions are visible, though motives are secret
We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions
It is easy to sit up and take notice, what is difficult is getting up and taking action
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts
To act is easy; to think is hard
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world
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