~ We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought. ~
~ How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. ~
~ Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. ~
~ Big words seldom accompany good deeds. ~
~ When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers. ~
~ There are two kinds of people who never amount too much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.
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~ It's important to know that words don't move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains.
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~ The cosmos is neither moral or immoral; only people are. He who would move the world must first move himself.
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~ Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothing happens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if they are not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.
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~ To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~
~ Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. ~
~ It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men. ~