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"If thou wilt be observant and vigilant, thou wilt see at every moment the response to thy action. Be observant if thou wouldst have a pure heart, for something is born to thee in consequence of every action."
"Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action"
"You never know where your actions will lead to. But if you don't do anything they will lead you nowhere."
"Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun."
"The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action."
"We're now the results of our past actions, and in the future we'll be the results of the actions we're performing now."
"Clarity comes from action, not thought."
"Action on the move creates its own route, creates to a very great extent the conditions under which it is to be fulfilled and thus baffles all calculation."
"I would never commit the positively anti-social action of robbing a bank, or worse still, working in one."
"Thinking without constructive action becomes a disease."
"Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery."
"Tell people what specific action to take."
"How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you."
"It is not by your actions that you will be saved, but by your being."
"Prayer in action is love, love in action is service."
"Sainthood lies in the habit of referring the smallest actions to God."
"Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed"
"This is a time for action not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery."
"Champions never brag, never shout, never have to go to extremes to build themselves up for others or put others down. They let their actions, deeds, and results speak for them."