Good Actions Quotes

• Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

  John Locke

  Motivational, Honesty, Integrity

  John Locke (1825). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: An analysis of Mr. Locke's Doctrine of ideas .... A defense of Mr. Locke's Opinion concerning personal identity .... A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common place book. Extracted from the author's works. With a life of the author”, p.45

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• It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Life, Retrospect, Action

  Robert Louis Stevenson (2014). “Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records (Annotated Edition)”, p.506, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Son, Literature, Deeds

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• In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

  Leonard Cohen

  Dream, Deeds Done, Good Deeds

  Leonard Cohen (2011). “The Favourite Game”, p.156, Emblem Editions

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• Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive thinking and affirmative choice of words, feelings and actions, we can enhance goodness in the world.

  Shari Arison

  Positive Thinking, Simple, Deeds Done

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• Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors of heaven.

  Victor Hugo

  Angel, Doors, Heaven

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• If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion.

  Gautama Buddha

  Action, Judgment, Companion

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• In the performance of a good action, we not only benefit ourselves, but we confer a blessing upon others.

  Philip Sidney

  Blessing, Benefits, Action

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• To do an evil action is base; to do a good action without incurring danger is common enough; but it is the part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks every thing.

  Plutarch

  Courage, Men, Evil

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 166), 1895.

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• As you perform good actions selflessly, true love will blossom, which will purify our emotional mind.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Emotional, Mind, Action

  "In Amma's Own Words". Mata Amritanandamayi's official website, amma.org.

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• God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

  Edwin Percy Whipple

  Cheer, Alliances, Action

  Edwin Percy Whipple (1875). “Success and Its Conditions”, p.195

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• The profit on a good action is to have done it.

  Seneca the Younger

  Done, Deeds, Action

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• I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Character, Men, Action

  Marcus Aurelius (2002). “Meditations: A New Translation”, p.65, Modern Library

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• In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.

  John Stuart Mill

  Running, Character, Long

  John Stuart Mill (1870). “Utilitarianism”, p.30

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• Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions.

  Joseph Joubert

  Life, Action, Impulse

  Joseph Joubert (1867). “Some of the "Thoughts" of Joseph Joubert”, p.63

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• The Devil never tempts us with more success than when he tempts us with a sight of our own good actions.

  Thomas F. Wilson

  Sight, Devil, Action

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• Simply by performing good actions and thinking good thoughts you will not attain enlightenment. It takes something more.

  Frederick Lenz

  Thinking, Enlightenment, Action

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• I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.

  Jan de Bont

  Thinking, Stories, Action

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• Reading is good, action is better.

  Eric Ries

  Reading, Action

  Eric Ries (2011). “The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses”, p.285, Crown Business

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• Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Compassion, Practice, Effort

  Twitter post from Feb 17, 2014

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• It's easier to swoon in pious dreams Than do good actions.

  Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

  Dream, Action, Goodness

  Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1991). “Nathan the Wise, Minna Von Barnhelm, and Other Plays and Writings”, p.185, A&C Black

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• When we have practiced good actions awhile, they become easy; when they are easy, we take pleasure in them; when they please us, we do them frequently; and then, by frequency of act, they grow into a habit.

  John Tillotson

  Action, Easy, Habit

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• Some people measure the worth of good actions only by their natural qualities or their difficulty, giving the preference solely to what is conspicuous or brilliant. Such men forget that Christian virtues, which are God's inspiration, should be viewed from the side of grace, not that of nature. The dignity or difficulty of a good action certainly affects what is technically called its accidental worth, but all essential worth must come from love alone.

  Jean-Pierre Camus

  People, Quality, Essentials

  "The Spirit of S. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva".

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• There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the type that most often writes about himself.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Writing, Men, Guilt

  W. Somerset Maugham (1954). “Mr. Maugham Himself”

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