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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.
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.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
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
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that day tomorrow
Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that day tomorrow
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the read more
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.