Deeds Quotes

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.

The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh.

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.

Initial reports are encouraging. In the end of the day, it's going to be deeds, not words, that matter.

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

When I look at President Obama, I see a leader with a cool head, a caring heart and an open mind, a president who has demonstrated through his demeanor and through his deeds that he is uniquely qualified to heal our divisions, rebuild our nation and lead us to a brighter future together.

According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.

Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.

One lives with so many bad deeds on one's conscience and some good intentions in one's heart.

Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

Better have a black face than be worried about black deeds.

It is thought and feeling which guides the universe, not deeds.

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!

Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim to love.

The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.

The living Church of the redeemed is his book. He founded a religion of the living spirit, not of a written code, like the Mosaic law. Yet his words and deeds are recorded by as honest and reliable witnesses as ever put pen to paper.

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.