Quotes about Intention
Act is the blossom of thought; and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and biter fruitage of his own husbandry
— James Allen
No man can be a competent legislator who does not add to an upright intention and a sound judgment a certain degree of knowledge of the subject on which he is to legislate.
— James Madison
Law intends indeed to do service to human life, but it is not able when men do not choose to accept her services; for it is only in those who are obedient to her that she displays her special virtue.
— Epictetus
you can change your desires by changing what you give attention to.
— Terri Savelle Foy
If today was the last day of my life, would I be happy with what I'm about to do?"[8]
— Terri Savelle Foy
Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.
— Theodore Roosevelt
My actions are my only true belongings.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke and scorn of fortune.
— Thomas a Kempis
Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
— Thomas a Kempis
By two wings is man lifted above earthly things, even by simplicity and purity. Simplicity ought to be in the intention, purity in the affection.
— Thomas a Kempis
Simplicity ought to be in the intention, purity in the affection.
— Thomas a Kempis
A life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing. Every day we ought to renew our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let us make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is nought.
— Thomas a Kempis