The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

Of every noble action the intent
Is to give worth reward, vice punishment.

Of every noble action the intent
Is to give worth reward, vice punishment.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

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

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.

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.

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

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of read more

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.