Deeds Quotes - Page 37

• Man and his deed are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed dis-approbation, the doer of the deed, whether good or wicked always deserves respect or pity as the case may be. Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which though easy enough to understand is rarely practised, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Hate, Men, Two

  An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth pt. 4, ch. 9 (1929)

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• Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.

  Colin Powell

  Motivational, Organization, People

  Colin L. Powell, Joseph E. Persico (2010). “My American Journey”, p.172, Ballantine Books

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• Existence was given us for action, rather than indolent and aimless contemplation; our worth is determined by the good deeds we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel. They greatly mistake who suppose that God cares for no other pursuit than devotion.

  Elias Lyman Magoon

  Work, Mistake, Care

  Elias Lyman Magoon (1849). “Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom”, p.178

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• How can we give to the Lord? What shall we give to him? Every kind word to our own, every help given them, is as a gift to God, whose chief concern is the welfare of his children. Every gentle deed to our neighbor, every kindness to the poor and suffering, is a gift to the Lord, before whom all mankind are equal. Every conformity to the Lord's plan of salvation-and this is of first importance-is a direct gift to God, for thereby we fit ourselves more nearly for our divinely planned destiny.

  John Andreas Widtsoe

  Children, Kindness, Destiny

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• As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder.

  Coretta Scott King

  Mother, Husband, Law

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• I have examined the death penalty under each of its two aspects: as a direct action, and as an indirect one. What does it come down to? Nothing but something horrible and useless, nothing but a way of shedding blood that is called a crime when an individual commits it, but is sadly called "justice" when society brings it about. Make no mistake, you lawmakers and judges, in the eyes of God as in those of conscience, what is a crime when individuals do it is no less an offense when society commits the deed.

  Victor Hugo

  Mistake, Eye, Direct Action

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• Go put your creed into your deed, Nor speak with double tongue.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Grace, Tongue, Speak

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1978). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1854-1861”, p.426, Harvard University Press

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• Words to deeds cold breath gives.

  William Shakespeare

  Giving, Cold, Breaths

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• If someone is truly converted, they will publicly confess Christ in word and deed. That does not mean presenting them in front of the church on the night of their supposed conversion.

  Paul Washer

  Mean, Night, Church

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• The man who has truly believed in his heart ... his life will be marked by a biblical confession of Christ in word and deed.

  Paul Washer

  Heart, Biblical, Men

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• It would be more in keeping with the intention of the noblest man in this world if our two Christian churches, instead of annoying Negroes with missions which they neither desire nor understand, would kindly, but in all seriousness, teach our European humanity that where parents are not healthy it is a deed pleasing to God to take pity on a poor little healthy orphan child and give him father and mother, than themselves to give birth to a sick child who will only bring unhappiness and suffering on himself and the rest of the world.

  Adolf Hitler

  Christian, Mother, Religious

  Adolf Hitler (1971). “Mein Kampf”, Mariner Books

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• Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated can be compared. For there to be an equivalency, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible death on him and who, from that moment onward, had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not encountered in private life.

  Albert Camus

  Death, Punishment, Dying

  "Reflections on the Guillotine". Book by Albert Camus, 1957.

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• Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Faith, Inspiration, Profound

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• Cry "havoc!" and let loose the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial.

  William Shakespeare

  Dog, War, Men

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 3, sc. 1, l. 270

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• Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.

  Moliere

  Undone, Left

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• The cops drive by to do some more good deeds
  A young black male spits a sunflower seed
  in the air.

  Dred Scott

  Air, Hip Hop, Black

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• But the moon came slowly up in all her gentle glory, and the stars looked out, and through the small compass of the grated window, as through the narrow crevice of one good deed in a murky life of guilt, the face of Heaven shone bright and merciful. He raised his head; gazed upward at the quiet sky, which seemed to smile upon the earth in sadness, as if the night, more thoughtful than the day, looked down in sorrow on the sufferings and evil deeds of men; and felt its peace sink deep into his heart.

  Charles Dickens

  Nature, Stars, Heart

  Charles Dickens (1868). “Barnaby Rudge, And, Hard Times: With Ten Illustrations”, p.346

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• Day by day we are building for eternity ... Every gentle word, every generous thought, every unselfish deed will become a pillar of eternal beauty in the life to come.

  Rebecca Ruter Springer

  Love, Life, Pillars

  Rebecca Ruter Springer (2009). “My Dream of Heaven: A Nineteenth Century Spiritual Classic”, p.21, Harrison House Publishers

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• There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.

  George Matthew Adams

  Success, Encouragement, Character

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• Well could he ride, and often men would say, "That horse his mettle from his rider takes: Proud of subjection, noble by the sway, What rounds, what bounds, what course, what stop he makes!" And controversy hence a question takes, Whether the horse by him became his deed, Or he his manage by the well-doing steed.

  William Shakespeare

  Horse, Men, Noble

  William Shakespeare (2006). “The Poems: Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Phoenix and the Turtle, The Passionate Pilgrim, A Lover's Complaint”, p.278, Cambridge University Press

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• In true courage there is always an element of choice, of an ethical choice, and of anguish, and also of action and deed. There is always a flame of spirit in it, a vision of some necessity higher than oneself.

  Brenda Ueland

  Inspirational, Flames, Choices

  Brenda Ueland (1993). “Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings”, Holy Cow Press

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• Those whose thinking is disciplined by science, like all others, need a basis for the good life, for aspiration, for courage to do great deeds. They need a faith to live by. The hope of the world lies in those who have such faith and who use the methods of science to make their visions become real. Such visions and hope and faith are not a part of science.

  Arthur Compton

  Life, Lying, Real

  "The cosmos of Arthur Holly Compton".

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• Kind words elicit trust. Kind thoughts create depth. Kind deeds bring love.

  Laozi

  Kindness, Kind Thoughts, Kind Deeds

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• Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Confused, Confusion, Confusing

  "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, Book VIII, (51), (c. 161 - 180 AD).

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• We have God's promise that what we give will be given back many times over, so let us go forth from here and rekindle the fire of our faith. Let our wisdom be vindicated by our deeds. We are told in II Timothy that when our work is done, we can say, ``We have fought the good fight. We have finished the race. We have kept the faith.'' This is an evidence of it.

  Ronald Reagan

  Fighting, Fire, Race

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.138, Simon and Schuster

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