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"If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited understanding Of ourselves and others, we should all be condemned."
"Thought is the parent of the deed."
"He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another."
"And if my present deeds are foolish in thy sight, it may be that a foolish judge arraigns my folly."
"No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought; henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those ye should ne'er have seen; now blind to those whom, when I saw, I vainly yearned to know."
"If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too."
"It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds."
"Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They keep informed about everything but interfere hardly at all. They are catalysts, and though things would not get done as well if they were not there, when they succeed they take no credit. And, because they take no credit, credit never leaves them."
"For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart shall rest."
"TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT.This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most."
"The result justifies the deed."
"According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind."
"Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination. [Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]"
"The deeds of men never escape the gods. [Lat., Acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt.]"
"The gods see the deeds of the righteous. [Lat., Di pia facta vident.]"
"Perhaps one of the more noteworthy trends of our time is the occupation of buildings accompanied by the taking of hostages. The perpetrators of these deeds are generally motivated by political grievance, social injustice, and the deeply felt desire to see how they look on TV."
"Our good and bad deeds follow us almost like a shadow."
"Man is born for deeds of kindness."
"Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be not committed."
"If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains. If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains."
