Quotes about Action

Christ has no body now but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which He looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which He blesses all the world.

The Bible is not merely informative, the Holy Father went on to say, but "performative." It leads us to an action: the Eucharist, which Jesus meant to be transformative.

Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue but of the life.

I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it.

And any declaration of faith that does not result in a changed life and good works is a false declaration. It is faith alone that justifies. But faith that justifies can never be alone.

Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.

It is easy to turn our religious life into a cathedral for beautiful memories, but there are feet to be washed . . .

Faith that saves has one distinguishing quality: saving faith is a faith that produces obedience; it is a faith that brings about a way of life.

Start before you're ready. Good things happen when we start before we're ready.

The true slogan of a true democracy is not 'Let the Government do it' but rather, 'let's do it ourselves'.... This is the spirit of a people dedicated to helping themselves and one another.

Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.

It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act.