Famous quotes about actions

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions. John Hancock

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do. Plato

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. Theodore Roosevelt

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action. Aristotle

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. Ralph Waldo Emerson

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning. Benjamin Franklin

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama

You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements. Denis Waitley

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic. Victor Hugo

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

You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth. Jean Paul

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds. Miguel de Cervantes

Actions are visible, though motives are secret. Samuel Johnson

The gods behold all righteous actions. Ovid