It is not the critic who counts
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 at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.
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.
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
When deeds speak, words are nothing.
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
The greatest pleasure I know, is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
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