Deeds Quotes

One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.

~ Gustave Flaubert

A mistake isn’t a mistake unless it can’t be put right.

~ Sophie Kinsella

What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.

~ Jason Fried

[T]he concern of man is not his future but his present, not the world but his soul. We must be just, we must strive, we must engage ourselves with the business of the world for our own sake, because through that, and through contemplation in equal measure, our soul is purified and brought closer to the divine. ... Thought and deed conjoined are crucial. ... The attempt must be made; the outcome is irrelevant. Right action is a pale material reflection of the divine, but reflection it is, nonetheless. Define your goal and exert reason to accomplish it by virtuous action; successs or failure is secondary.

~ Iain Pears

Your faith is your conscience, and your conscience is your faith. You cannot have faith without a conscience, but you can have a conscience without faith. Man was designed to be good with or without religion, yet the challenge for many is staying good. Some people claim to be religious but have no conscience, while some people without religion are very much aware of their conscience. Therefore, a religious label does not define your character or validate your worth. In the end, all men will be judged by the amount of truth in them and the weight of their hearts. The heavier the conscience, the heavier the truth. The lighter the heart, the higher it goes. The only spiritual currency one has in the afterlife is amassed in the form of light, in that, the amount you have depends on the weight of your words and deeds in the living. Conscience is everything. Conscience is what connects us to the truth and light of the highest power source of all. God. The cosmic heart of the universe.

~ Suzy Kassem

I carry my adornments on my soul.I do not dress up like a popinjay;But inwardly, I keep my daintiness.I do not bear with me, by any chance,An insult not yet washed away- a conscienceYellow with unpurged bile- an honor frayedTo rags, a set of scruples badly worn.I go caparisoned in gems unseen,Trailing white plumes of freedom, garlandedWith my good name- no figure of a man,But a soul clothed in shining armor, hungWith deeds for decorations, twirling- thus-A bristling wit, and swinging at my sideCourage, and on the stones of this old townMaking the sharp truth ring, like golden spurs!

~ Edmond Rostand

The Weight of One FeatherGiven.Many fear deathBecause they alreadyFeel ridden with sin,But no man on this earthIs filled with only white lightWithin.Have more faithIn our Maker,For our souls and mindsWere created by Him.Just remember that,When your deedsAre measuredBy the scale – The good sideMust outweighThe bad,And your heartMust be as lightAs a featherTo win.

~ Suzy Kassem

By the external appearance of your knowledge, you have attained (high) ranks and reverence with the people! So seek with Allah higher ranks and closeness by virtue of your hidden good deeds. And know that these two ranks, one cancels out the other.

~ Wuhayb Ibn Al-Wird

The Holy God performs righteous acts.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The holy God proved holy by his righteous acts.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

May God give you much grace for every great work.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

God is a witness to anything done in secret.

~ Lailah Gifty

Every secret deed lays opened before God.

~ Lailah Gifty

Every plant, tree, and animal is a blessing and every person has a purpose for living. Courage, curiosity, and generosity produce noble spirits. Enduring life honorably results in wisdom. Knowledge passed down from one generation to the next along with humankind's tradition of performing charitable and self-sacrificing deeds creates principled legacies for future generations to emulate.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

The evil that men do lives after them,The good is oft interred with their bones.

~ William Shakespeare

Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Each man act according to his faith.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Faith is the force of action.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Is there any good works without grace?

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you.

~ R.j. Palacio

We can do no good, without God's grace

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Do what you can while you can.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Many of us are confessional giants but ethical midgets.

~ Mark Buchanan

The only true religion is the grace to act right.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

In the world I lived in, the world of human people, there were ties and debts and consequences and good deeds. That was what bound people to society; maybe that was what constituted society. And I tried to live in my little niche in it the best way I could.

~ Charlaine Harris

The royal power is the grace to act right.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Every good deed is glory to God.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Always look at good side of a man. And forget his faults.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

What we need now are heroes and heroines, about a million of them, one brave deed is worth a thousand books. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.

~ Edward Abbey

Every good deed is a glory to God.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Do not allow your happiness to be controlled by the thoughts of others. People are happy for you one minute and then the next they are looking down their noses at you. You have to find within yourself the kind of happiness that withstands the ups and downs of life. No one should have the power to limit or repress your happiness.

~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. For example, when the British invaded India, many Indians accepted to work for the British to kill off Indians who resisted their occupation. So in other words, many Indians were hired to kill other Indians on behalf of the enemy for a paycheck. Today, we have mercenaries in Africa, corporate armies from the western world, and unemployed men throughout the Middle East killing their own people - and people of other nations - for a paycheck. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work. So as long as money continues to seduce the hungry, the hopeless, the broken, the greedy, and the needy, there will always be war between brothers.

~ Suzy Kassem

Not by prayers alone will a captive be freed, but by another man’s prayers matched by his deeds.

~ John Kramer

To know the good from the bad, study a man or woman's history of actions, not their record of intentions.

~ Suzy Kassem

It is the little act of kindness that touches our heart and blossom our life with gladness.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It is better for you to love than hate.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You ought to forgive others. Sometimes, the dark deed of others is due to inner struggles and fears. With your shining light and kind deeds, you will help them to turn to the light.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

In everyday life, a blessed act of saying ‘hello, a smile, word of encouragement…’ can uplift someone spirit.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

May God give you the grace to do many good deeds.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita