Deeds Quotes - Page 6

• Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Catholic, Saint, Brilliant

  St. Therese of Lisieux (1915). “Thoughts of Saint Thérèse”, p.8, TAN Books

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• He who plants kindness gathers love.

  Saint Basil

  Thankful, Kindness, Tree

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• He who sows courtesy reaps friendship.

  Saint Basil

  Thankful, Kindness, Tree

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• It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, Character, Deeds Done

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• It's hard to soar with the eagles when you're surrounded by turkeys.

  Adam Sandler

  Eagles, Turkeys, Soar

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  I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.

  Abu Bakr

  Good Day, Trying, Moments

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• A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

  Saint Basil

  Love, Inspirational, Thankful

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• All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.

  Albert Camus

  Inspirational, Motivational, New Year

  Albert Camus (2013). “The Myth of Sisyphus”, p.16, Penguin UK

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• The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Heart, Men, Vanity

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• Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

  Victor Hugo

  Letting Go, Wisdom, Children

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• We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths;
  In feelings, not in figures on a dial.

  Philip James Bailey

  Time, Years, Feelings

  Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.85

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• One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.

  Maimonides

  Evil, Balance, Doe

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• The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of wealth, but men of deeds.

  James Cash Penney

  Inspiration, Men, Wealth

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• It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.

  Plutarch

  Integrity, Men, Noble Man

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• How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

  William Shakespeare

  Positive, Kindness, Naughty

  William Shakespeare (1936). “The Merchant of Venice”, p.46, CUP Archive

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• Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

  William Shakespeare

  Talking, Deeds And Words, Kind

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• The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

  Florence Scovel Shinn

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Florence Scovel Shinn, Ruth L. Miller (2012). “The New Game of Life and How to Play It”, p.53, Simon and Schuster

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• A good deed never goes unpunished.

  Gore Vidal

  Good Deeds

  FaceBook post by Gore Vidal from May 29, 2011

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• Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

  John Wesley

  Life, Motivational, Christmas

  'Rule of Conduct' in 'Letters' (1915)

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• Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

  Gautama Buddha

  Love, Positive, Inspiring

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• Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Speaks Out, Action, Speak

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• Great acts are made up of small deeds.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Procrastination, Bad Day

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.

  Lech Walesa

  Greatness, Plentiful

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• Be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you.

  Tom Lehrer

  Funny, Cute, Sarcastic

  Song: Be Prepared

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