Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do, if it were my last of life.
Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.
So many fail because they don't get started — they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.
So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
Some people forget to plant in the spring, idle away the summer hours and then expect to reap in the fall.
Some people grin and bear it; others smile and do it.
Some will, some don't, so what!
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.
Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Suit the action to the world, the world to the action, with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature.
Take action in order to move toward your goals.
Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
Talk doesn't cook rice.
Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself.
The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.
The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
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