Deeds Quotes

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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. - Confucius quote.
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

human nature

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. - Andrew Carnegie quote.
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

action

By their fruits ye shall know them.
— The Bible—Matthew 7:20

biblical

The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention. - Patti LaBelle quote.
The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.

intention action

Our deeds still travel with us from afar,
And what we have been makes us what we are.
But I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life.  And that too is a deed. - Etty Hillesum quote.
But I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life.  And that too is a deed.
The deed is everything, the glory is naught. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote.
The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

glory

The nature of men is always the same; it is their habits that separate them. - Confucius quote.
The nature of men is always the same; it is their habits that separate them.

human nature

You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character.

character