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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.
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.
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we read more
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.
Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.
Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
