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Read as few words as you like, and speak fewer, but act upon the law. — Gautama Buddha

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? — Gautama Buddha

Our nature gives us purpose, to reflect and act upon, responsibly by choice. — Xavier Rosseel

Those people who recognise that imagination is reality's master, we call sages, and those who act upon it, we call artists. — Tom Robbins

Let today be the day you love yourself enough to no longer just dream of a better life; let it be the day you act upon it. — Steve Maraboli

The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a little earth is thrown at last upon our head, and that is the end forever. — Blaise Pascal

How can a man know what is good or best for him, and yet chronically fail to act upon his knowledge? — Aristotle.

Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully. Then act upon it. — Tony Robbins

The golden rule is to act fearlessly upon what one believes to be right. — Mahatma Gandhi

Capulet! Montague!
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! — Prince

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. — Orson Welles

Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob. — Jim Rogers

The cheers of the multitude frequently act like a powerful drug upon young gentlemen with inferiority complexes. — P.G. Wodehouse

True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon. — Stephen Covey

The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all. — George Washington

We cannot help how we feel, but we can choose whether or not to act upon those feelings. — Sophie Hannah

Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon ... must inevitably come to pass! — Paul J. Meyer

...Act upon a maxim which, at the same time, involves its own universal validity for every rational being. — Immanuel Kant

Protect your vision. Prevail over adversity. Persevere in the midst of turmoil. Passionately act upon your convictions. Purposely walk into the day. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Do more than dream...act upon them — Timothy Pina

Those who think that they know, but are mistaken, and act upon their mistakes, are the most dangerous people to have in charge. - Margaret Thatcher — Donald Rumsfeld

A person God himself deems as wise is one who not only hears His voice, but immediately begins to act upon His instruction. — Erwin McManus

The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Words are, quite simply, weapons. How a person or an act or a thought looks depends entirely upon how - and by whom - it is described. — Carolyn Hart

As long as you don't act upon it, no thought equates to madness. — Rosen Topuzov

By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life. — Chris Prentiss

A lawyer's duty is to read the law well himself, then tell the people what it is, and let them act upon it. — Brigham Young

You'll begin to act when you can forget your technique - when it is so securely inside you that you need not call upon it consciously. — Stella Adler

The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception. — Samuel Alexander

The Lord, creator of life, has given us information to act upon that is guaranteed by him to guide us to our goal of life eternal. — Elaine A. Cannon

Rich people ... take responsibility for the results in their lives and act upon the mind-set "It will work because I'll make it work." — T. Harv Eker

Stimuli, however, do not act upon an indifferent organism. — Jerome Bruner

So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions. — Suze Orman

Don't just dream of success; create a plan and act upon it! Your momentum creates the door upon which opportunity knocks. — Steve Maraboli

You don't have to beg God; you just have to act upon His Word. — F. F. Bosworth

The very act of looking for evil in others develops evil in those who look. By dwelling upon the faults of others, we are changed into the same image. — Ellen G. White

There are those who act," he said. "And those who are acted upon. I'm not ever going to leave you in a position again where you have no choice. — John D. Brown

The 'kingdom of heaven is within,' indeed, but we must also create one without, because we are intended to act upon our circumstances. — Florence Nightingale

All religions teach that two opposite forces act upon us and the human endeavour consists in a series of eternal rejections and acceptances. — Mahatma Gandhi

Major, to what extent did you act upon your feelings for Miss LaRoux?"
"Medium."
"Excuse me?"
"How am I supposed to answer that question? — Amie Kaufman

And upon this act [Emancipation Proclamation] ... I invoke ... the gracious favor of Almighty God. — Abraham Lincoln

Faith is the result of the act of the will, following upon a conviction that to believe is a duty. — John Henry Newman

It's not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it. — Debbie Ford

The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them. — Bill Crawford

Whenever I hear a man talking of the advantages of our ill-used sex, I look upon it as the prelude to some new act of authority. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Romance is a lie that gives people an excuse to act like fools and later blame it on the one whom they had bestowed their supposed love upon. — Quinn Loftis

Words do have consequences, and what one generation says but does not really believe, the next generation may believe, and even act upon. — Peter Singer

Think globally, act locally": "Our salvation depends upon our ability to create a religion of nature. — Rene Dubos

Our lives are just our genes and our upbringing. We simply act out the script that was forced upon us. — Orson Scott Card

As a psychopathic creature, the corporation can neither recognize nor act upon moral reasons to refrain from harming others. — Joel Bakan

Will we act upon life, or will we merely be acted upon? — Stephen Covey

An act of renunciation is an act of union with God. The Divine Master looks lovingly upon a person who gains a victory over self. — Madeleine Sophie Barat

Evan Lucien, if it is my last act upon this Earth," he says, his eyes intense and shadowed in the lantern light, "I will make you come. — Lilly Black

When we come upon beautiful things they act like small tears in the surface of the world that pull us through to some vaster space. — Elaine Scarry

We should not only master questions, but also act upon them, and act definitely. — Woodrow Wilson

The highest of all is not to understand the highest but to act upon it. — Soren Kierkegaard

Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon. — Orson Scott Card

Do each daily task the best we can; act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us. — William Feather

To have a crisis, and act upon it, is one thing. To dwell in perpetual crisis is another. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

True conversion occurs as you continue to act upon the doctrines you know are true and keep the commandments, day after day, month after month. — Bonnie L. Oscarson

Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; — Richard Dawkins

Writing is a deeply spiritual act that can have a profound effect upon the practitioner. — Phyllis Theroux

We can act instead of being acted upon. — Stephen Covey

Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God. — Arthur W. Pink

Before spending time on a stress-inducing question or problem, consider this: If you can't define it or act upon it, forget it. — Timothy Ferriss

When you believe, or are led to believe, you are unable to act upon the greatest desires of the soul, the result is mental and spiritual enslavement. — Iyanla Vanzant

Being committed or loyal to someone doesn't mean you won't ever be attracted to someone else. It means you won't physically act upon the attraction. — C.C. Hunter

The strongest magic doesn't simply act upon us, it becomes us. Running with our blood, holding us upright from the inside out, just like our bones. — Cameron Dokey

Lucky people create, notice, and act upon the chance opportunities in their lives. — Richard Wiseman

An art machine is a system
whose parts when put in motion
act upon each other in such a way
as to cause you to see things differently — David Antin

Faith doesn't mean you never doubt. It only means you never act upon your doubts. — Orson Scott Card

The prison of lust is just that very one of which the soul shuts the doors upon herself; for each act of indulgence is the shooting of a fresh bolt. — Plato

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. — Mahatma Gandhi

Yes! it takes courage to act upon your dreams. — Mary Anne Radmacher

As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we know what is wrong, we must act upon that knowledge. — Tony Judt

ALL ART, OF COURSE, IS INTELLECTUAL, BUT FOR ME, ALL THE ARTS, AND CINEMA EVEN MORE SO, MUST ABOVE ALL BE EMOTIONAL AND ACT UPON THE HEART. — Andrei Tarkovsky

At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge? — Aldous Huxley

IN CINEMA IT IS NECESSARY NOT TO EXPLAIN, BUT TO ACT UPON THE VIEWER'S FEELINGS, AND THE EMOTION WHICH IS AWOKEN IS WHAT PROVOKES THOUGHT. — Andrei Tarkovsky

To act upon something so basic as love is not selfish. Everybody has the right to love whomever he happens to love. — Scylar Tyberius

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative. — Abba Eban

Men will continue to suffer from their own connivance, until they recognise and act upon the truth within themselves. — Georgina Zuvela

A printer publishes a lie: for which he ought to stand in the pillory, for the people believe in and act upon it — George Clymer

Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once."
Macbeth. Act III Sc. 4, Line 119 — Jess Waid

No rational person would intentionally commit an act of evil, for everyone knows that it would bring the wrath of the community upon him. (Socrates) — Karen Essex

Our ethos is all that we currently hold to be true. It is what we act upon. It governs our manners, our business, and our politics. — Howard Zinn

A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men. — Ralph W. Sockman

Medicine is not merely a science but an art. The character of the physician may act more powerfully upon the patient than the drugs employed. — Paracelsus

Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon. — Denis Waitley

The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it. — Bill Gates

Writing is the act of saying "I," of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying "listen to me, see it my way, change your mind." — Joan Didion