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I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
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.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Put his shoulder to the wheel.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
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.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties read more
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
