Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
Action expresses priorities.
Action hangs, as it were, ''dissolved'' in speech, in thoughts whereof speech is the shadow; and precipitates itself therefrom. The kind of speech in a man betokens the kind of action you will get from him.
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.
Action is character.
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
Action is eloquence.
Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read; and the
Action is the foundational key to all success.
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.
Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.
Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
Action makes more fortune than caution.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
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