Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of read more

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

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.

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

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.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Iron sharpeth iron.

Iron sharpeth iron.

For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.

For strong souls
Live like fire-hearted suns; to spend their strength
In furthest striving action.