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The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
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.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
results.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees
results.
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
