Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

I love the attention but I don't like too much of it.

I love the attention but I don't like too much of it.

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.

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.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
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Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
Commands all light, all influence, all fate,
Nothing to him falls early or too late.
Our acts, our angles are, or good or ill,
Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.

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.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.