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The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.
The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.
I shall make the most of all that comes: And the least of all that goes
I shall make the most of all that comes: And the least of all that goes
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
[Lat., Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro
viribus.]
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a read more
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have read more
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not read more
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action read more
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.