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Democritus

Word is a shadow to deed.

Topic: Action
Location: Valley of Fire State Park
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

More Quotes from Democritus

Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine. — Democritus

Enthusiasm Inspiration

In truth we know nothing, for truth lies in the depth. — Democritus

Men should strive to think much and know little.

Man is a universe in little.

Discovery Possibility

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness. — Democritus

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Happiness Solitude

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Desire Thinking

No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world. — Democritus

More Quotes from Valley of Fire State Park

The best way to be on time is to be early. — Jeffrey Benjamin

The behavior you allow perpetuates. — Jeffrey Benjamin

A man who never fell down is one who never lived. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Adversity Courage Life Persistence

If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving. — George Eliot

Kindness Life Money Wealth

Whatever you think about and talk about, eventually comes about. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Affirmation Communication Thinking

There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. — Mother Teresa

Choice Happiness

Every man loves what he is good at. — Thomas Shadwell

Love Self-esteem

When we cannot change a situation, resolution comes through the way we choose to handle it within ourselves. — Captain Gerald L. Coffee

Choice Decision Self

More on Action

Never mistake motion for action. — Ernest Hemingway

Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. — Jim Rohn

Action Life Work

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. — Nelson Mandela

Action Choice Fear Goals Hope Purpose

If you do not rise when you do not want to, you will not arrive when you want to. — African Proverb

Action Choice Decision Determination Motivation

Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing.

› William Faulkner

Action is eloquence. — William Shakespeare

He who has begun is half done. Dare to be wise; begin. — Horace

Action Wisdom Work

Conduct is the highest advice. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Action Advice Example Leadership

No one knows what he can do till he tries. — Publilius Syrus

Action Courage Fear Possibility

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions. — Benjamin Disraeli

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today. — Lou Holtz

Action Business Life Work

What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things. — Margaret Mead

Action Communication Reputation

You pass the test when you do what you say. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Action Character Commitment Communication Leadership Reputation

A man is the origin of his action. — Ernest Hemingway

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. — Gordon B. Hinckley

A great flame follows a little spark. — Dante

Action Goals Purpose Vision Work

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. — Ayn Rand

Accountability Action Choice

I think there is something more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision. — W. Clement Stone

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. — Frederick Douglass

Live your own life, for you will die your own death. — Latin Proverb

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

› Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Action Happiness Talent

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Action Leadership Time

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do. — Carl Jung

Action Leadership

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

› Alexander Graham Bell

Action Failure Success

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