Quotes about Actions

Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . .

When smart people do dumb things it's usually due to one of two things. The two things are greed and fear. They want something they're not supposed to have or they've done something they weren't supposed to do. In either case they've usually fasten on to a set of beliefs that are supportive of their state of mind but at odds with reality. It has become more important for them to believe that to know.

William James tells us that we cannot instantly change our emotions just by making up our minds to-but that we can change our actions. And that when we change our actions, we will automatically change our feelings.

The soul is the seat of the affections, and what a great part of our decisions and actions is influenced by these! There is nothing deliberately sinful about them, mind you. It is just that there is something in us which can go out in natural affection to another person, and which, ungoverned by the Spirit, can influence wrongly our whole course of action.

Especially among Christians in positions of wealth and power, the idea of reading the Gospels and keeping Jesus' commandments as stated therein has been replaced by a curious process of logic. According to this process, people first declare themselves to be followers of Christ, and then they assume that whatever they say or do merits the adjective Christian.

Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes.

The words, actions and sufferings of Jesus form an aesthetic unity, held together by the 'style' of unconditional love.

There is no right way to do a wrong thing.

Every day we make some impact on the planet. And the cumulative effect of millions of small ethical actions will truly make a difference.

wisdom involves using our powerful intellect to recognize the consequences of our actions and to think of the well-being of the whole.

The compass needle tells the truth, Beth, even in a storm. And then one must adjust the rest of one's circumstances in accordance—even though sometimes it feels amiss. It reminds me that the Bible is like that too. It tells us the truth, and then we must adjust our thinking, our actions, to match.

If their purpose and actions are those of mortal men, they will fail. But if it is from God, how can you possibly stop them? You will only find yourselves fighting against our Lord Jehovah!" To Ezra's astonishment, the entire Council around the head table looked subdued.