Quotes about Actions

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Perhaps there cannot be a better way of judging of what manner of spirit we are of, than to see whether the actions of our life are such as we may safely commend them to God in our prayers.

Here is the rule: the way you live reveals what you really think about God.

Character is the result of two things, mental attitude, and the way we spend our time. It is what we think and what we do that make us what we are. By

We are the sum total of all the choices we have made.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange...Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

I think some people who say they're not Christians can behave in a more godly fashion than people who call themselves Christians.

Character is to some extent judged by what a man does with his falls. A pig falls into the mud and stays there; a sheep falls in and climbs out.

The truly fortunate person has created his own good fortune through good habits of the soul, good intentions, and good actions.

Worship the Gods, procure the welfare of men, this life is short. Charitable actions, and a holy disposition, is the only fruit of this earthly life.

Let death surprise rue when it will, and where it will, I may be a happy man, nevertheless. For he is a happy man, who in his lifetime dealeth unto himself a happy lot and portion. A happy lot and portion is, good inclinations of the soul, good desires, good actions.