97 Deeds Done Quotes

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Famous Deeds Done Quotes

When deeds speak, words are nothing. - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

When deeds speak, words are nothing. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

When deeds speak, words are nothing. - African Proverbs

When deeds speak, words are nothing. — African Proverbs

Deeds, not words shall speak to me. — John William Fletcher

The deed is everything, the glory is naught. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Deeds, not words - you accomplish! Do not talk! — Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. - Peter Marshall

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. — Peter Marshall

Every deed has a seed. In other words, the deeds you choose to do in this lifetime create a seed for future generations. — Jentezen Franklin

Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised. — J. R. R. Tolkien

Honour is purchas'd by the deeds we do. — Christopher Marlowe

Words without deeds are worthless. - Che Guevara

Words without deeds are worthless. — Che Guevara

Love is shown in your deeds, not in your words. — Fr. Jerome Cummings

Great acts are made up of small deeds. — Lao Tzu

Great acts are made up of small deeds. — Lao Tzu

A defiant deed has greater value than unnumerable thousands of words. - Emmeline Pankhurst

A defiant deed has greater value than unnumerable thousands of words. — Emmeline Pankhurst

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. - John Burroughs

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. — John Burroughs

Short Deeds Done Quotes

  • A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. — Henrik Ibsen
  • Words are one thing, deeds are quite another. — Ivan Bunin
  • Words are mere bubbles of water; deeds are drops of gold. — Tibetan Proverbs
  • To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task. — Sophocles
  • Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious. — Ross Perot
  • With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
  • Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. — Linall Jr. A. L.
  • It is only our deeds that reveal who we are. — Carl Jung
  • The end result of wisdom is... good deeds. — The Talmud
  • Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds. — Miguel de Cervantes

Deeds Done Image Quotes

Deeds done quote In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.
In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.

Good Deeds Done Quotes

Naked a man comes into the world and naked he leaves it, after all is said and done he leaves nothing except the good deeds he leaves behind. — Rashi

The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils, and prayer, and almsgiving, and every good deed done for Christ's sake, they are only means of acquiring the Holy Spirit of God. — Seraphim of Sarov

A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is a bad as an act of cruelty to a human being. — Muhammad

Deeds done quote To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done.
To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done.

Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds. — Alexandre Dumas

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. — William Feather

The reward of a good deed is in having done it. — Elbert Hubbard

Deeds done quote Discipline - doing what needs to be done even though don't want to.
Discipline - doing what needs to be done even though don't want to.

The glorious memory of brave men is continually renewed; the fame of those who have performed any noble deed is never allowed to die; and the renown of those who have done good service to their country becomes a matter of common knowledge to the multitude, and part of the heritage of posterity. — Polybius

Neither ancients nor moderns who were good men have done such ,a deed that, after promising ,a daughter to one man, they have her to another, Nor, indeed, have we heard, even in former creations, of such ,a thing as the covert sale of a daughter for a fixed price, called a nuptial fee. — Guru Nanak

Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of ingratitudes: Those scraps are good deeds past, which are devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon as done. — William Shakespeare

I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one. — Viktor E. Frankl

When You Do Good Deeds Quotes

Anything positive you do will be remembered by the world as a good Emirati deed, but any negative step you make, will reflect on your country. So you have a responsibility of protecting your country's image, especially when you are abroad. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

I'm weird. I still believe that when you do good deeds, you get something back in return. That's why I really enjoy helping other guys succeed. — Matt Hardy

Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you. — Tom Lehrer

Deeds done quote Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doi
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.

When you want to make a beginning of a good deed, first prepare for temptations, which will come to you, and don't doubt the truth of that which you do for God. — Isaac of Nineveh

When you do things for others; don't expect your good deeds to be returned. Do it because you enjoy making someone's day. — Rita Zahara

When you have done a good deed that another has had the benefit of, why do you need a third reward-as fools do-praise for having done well or looking for a favor in return. — Marcus Aurelius

Deeds done quote Why Worry ? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better.
Why Worry ? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better.

Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back. — Charles de Lint

Deed Quotes

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed. — Friedrich Nietzsche

... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls. — Lev S. Vygotsky

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does. — Martin Luther

Deeds done quote If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Make at least one defin
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

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. — St. Basil

We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds. — Lal Bahadur Shastri

Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed. — Zoroaster

Deeds done quote If you want something you never had, you have to do something you've never done.
If you want something you never had, you have to do something you've never done.

I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others. — Grace Kelly

Loving one another with the charity of Christ, let the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds so that compelled by such an example, the sisters may also grow in the love of God and charity for one another. — Clare of Assisi

Your good thoughts, good words and good deeds alone will be your intercessors. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will serve you as a safe pilot to the harbour of Heaven, as a safe guide to the gates of paradise. — Zoroaster

To judge a man by his weakest link or deed is like judging the power of the ocean by one wave. — Elvis Presley

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More Deeds Done Quotes

If you find that somebody is not grateful for all that you have done for him, then do not get disappointed because often you will find that someone else feels under your obligation though you have done nothing for him and thus your good deeds will be compensated, and Allah will reward you for your goodness. — Ali ibn Abi Talib

Deeds done quote It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quic
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three. — Buddha

God, stay with me, let no word cross my lips that is not your word, no thoughts enter my mind that are not your thoughts, no deed ever be done or entertained by me that is not your deed. — Malcolm Muggeridge

In life I learned that you should not brag, until you've done it And even worse than that.. Could you do it again?? That's why I'm always humble, humbleness is a brave man's obligation, since he knows what it takes to accomplish a great deed — Renzo Gracie

There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success. — George Matthew Adams

An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated. — Madalyn Murray O'Hair

... only the good deed done for Christ's sake brings us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. All that is not done for Christ's sake, even though it be good, brings neither reward in the future life nor the grace of God in this life. That is why our Lord Jesus Christ said: 'He who gathers not with Me scatters' (Lk. 11:23). — Seraphim of Sarov

Allow not sleep to close your eyes before three times reflecting on Your actions of the day. What deeds Done well, what not, what left undone? — Pythagoras

Without being forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have done, our capacity to act would, as it were, be confined to one single deed from which we could never recover; we would remain the victims of its consequences forever. — Hannah Arendt

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. — Benjamin Netanyahu

The tears into his eyes were brought, And thanks and praises seemed to run So fast out of his heart, I thought They never would have done. -I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning. — William Wordsworth

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty. — George Eliot

By mutual confidence and mutual aid - great deeds are done, and great discoveries made — Homer

The judgment: You are now before Yama, King of the Dead. In vain will you try to...deny or conceal the evil deeds you have done. ... the mirror in which Yama seems to read your past is your own memory, and also his judgment is your own. It is you yourself who pronounce your own judgment. — Buddha

If I have done any deed worthy of remembrance, that deed will be my monument. If not, no monument can preserve my memory. — Agesilaus II

He has the deed half done who has made a beginning. — Horace

Heaven help me for the way I am, save me from these evil deeds before I get them done. — Fiona Apple

If you disclose your alms, even then it is well done, but if you keep them secret, and give them to the poor, then that is better still for you;?and this wipes off from you some of your evil deeds. — Muhammad

For me, it's always been the initial business - just getting a word down, any words down, on a blank piece of paper. Once I've done that, I'm away. Beginning is one half of the deed. — Colin Dexter

If you can sit at set of sun And count the deeds that you have done And counting find oneself-denying act, one word That eased the heart of him that heard. One glance most kind, Which fell like sunshine where he went, Then you may count that day well spent. — Robert Browning

Evil is done in hopes that evil surrenders, but the deeds of the devil are burned too deep in the embers, and world of hunger in vengeance will always remember. — Phil Ochs

NO NEUTRALS IN HEAVEN. There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits — Joseph Fielding Smith

Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime! — Lord Byron

When a noble deed is done, who is likely to appreciate it? They who are noble themselves. — Henry David Thoreau

whoever has done a wrong deed and thinks that no one knows it, deceives himself. — Johanna Spyri

Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation. — Ammianus Marcellinus

There are hearts to gladden... kind words to say... gifts to be given... deeds to be done. — Thomas S. Monson

It is easy to understand that the best deed is well done: and so well as the best deed is done - the highest - so well is the least deed done; and all thing in its property and in the order that our Lord hath ordained it to from without beginning. For there is no doer but He. — Julian of Norwich

Great books are written for Christianity much oftener than great deeds are done for it. City libraries tell us of the reign of Jesus Christ but city streets tell us of the reign of Satan. — Horace Mann

Yet poetry, though the last and finest result, is a natural fruit. As naturally as the oak bears an acorn, and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done. It is the chief and most memorable success, for history is but a prose narrative of poetic deeds. — Henry David Thoreau

For there are many great deeds done in the small struggles of life. — Victor Hugo

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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