Action

(74 votes)   The person of intellect is lost unless they unite with energy of character. When we have the lantern of Diogenese we must also have his staff.

Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
1741-1794, French Writer, Journalist, Playwright

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(73 votes)   Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can, begin it.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(73 votes)   Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(73 votes)   When all is said the greatest action is to limit and isolate one's self.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(71 votes)   As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

English Proverbs
Sayings of British Origin

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(71 votes)   How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do thy duty; then you shall know what is in thee.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(70 votes)   Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

St. Jerome
c.342-420, Croatian Christian Ascetic, Scholar

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(70 votes)   If it were done when 'tis done, then t'were well. It were done quickly.

William Shakespeare
1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor

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(70 votes)   The greatest step is out the door.

German Proverbs
Sayings of German Origin

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(70 votes)   Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

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(70 votes)   You will never win if you never begin.

Robert H. Schuller
1926-, American Minister (Crystal Cathedral), Author, Social Leader

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(69 votes)   Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(69 votes)   I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

Og Mandino
1923-1996, American Motivational Author, Speaker

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(68 votes)   A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence.

Dante (Alighieri)
1265-1321, Italian Philosopher, Poet

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(68 votes)   Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

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