Quotes 61 till 80 of 83.
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The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
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The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
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The explanation of the propensity of the English people to portrait painting is to be found in their relish for a Fact. Let a man do the grandest things, fight the greatest battles, or be distinguished by the most brilliant personal heroism, yet the English people would prefer his portrait to a painting of the great deed. The likeness they can judge of; his existence is a Fact. But the truth of the picture of his deeds they cannot judge of, for they have no imagination.
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The fact that we see some people doing what appears to be good civic-minded deeds may be because that is their true intention, and it may be that that is their best way to hold onto power in a setting where they have to depend on a lot of people.
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
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The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.
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The loss of sex polarity is part and parcel of the larger disintegration, the reflex of the soul's death, and coincident with the disappearance of great men, great deeds, great causes, great wars, etc.
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The supply of words in the world market is plentiful but the demand is falling. Let deeds follow words now.
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Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.
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Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
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Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.
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To do an evil act is base. To do a good one without incurring danger, is common enough. But it is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds though he risks everything in doing them.
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Ugly deeds are most estimable when hidden.
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We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours.
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We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
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We must hold a man amenable to reason for the choice of his daily craft or profession. It is not an excuse any longer for his deeds that they are the custom of his trade. What business has he with an evil trade?
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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With his deeds, not only words, President Obama has revitalized our struggling space program.
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