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Words vs. actions23 quotes
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it. — Karl Marx · 1845Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180A little less conversation, a little more action please. — Elvis Presley · 1968Boast not of what thou would'st have done, but do
What then thou would'st. — John Milton · 1671Words pay no debts. — William Shakespeare · 1603Talkers are no good doers. Be assured
We go to use our hands and not our tongues. — William Shakespeare · 1597All 23 quotes →Personal integrity2 quotes
Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. — George Hanson · 1969When I make up my mind, I act. If I speak, what I say, I will do. If the hail rattles, let the flowers be crushed. The oak of the forest will lift up its head to the sky and storm, towering and unscathed. — Osceola · 1836Talking2 quotes
Talkers are no good doers. Be assured
We go to use our hands and not our tongues. — William Shakespeare · 1597We talkin' or we racin'? — Dominic Toretto · 2011Authenticity1 quote
Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. — George Hanson · 1969Critics1 quote
The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic, the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1891Hard work1 quote
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. — Proverbs 14:23 · 686 BCHypocrisy1 quote
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, "Why do you not practice what you preach?" — St. Jerome · 394Oppression1 quote
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt · 1970Personal growth1 quote
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Political progress1 quote
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it. — Karl Marx · 1845Progress1 quote
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it. — Karl Marx · 1845Revolution1 quote
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it. — Karl Marx · 1845Self-improvement1 quote
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Sermon on the Mount1 quote
By their fruits ye shall know them. — Jesus · 60Sticks and stones1 quote
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. — Lord Chesterfield · 1746Taking action1 quote
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Talk is cheap1 quote
Words pay no debts. — William Shakespeare · 1603Tyranny1 quote
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt · 1970Work1 quote
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. — Proverbs 14:23 · 686 BC