Quotes about Deeds
What a man does defiles him, not what is done by others.
- William Golding
To the self-righteous, being judged according to deeds does not seem too alarming but to the man who knows himself the thought is terrifying.
- Paul Washer
Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him.
- Philip James Bailey
At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only?
- John Bunyan
Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.
- Victor Hugo
We will receive the fruits of any act we have done, whether wholesome or unwholesome.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
One can do many external deeds of love and still hold back the really precious gift, the inner self. This gift can be given only through communication.
- Gary Thomas
Second-century Christian thinker Athenagoras wrote, "Our life does not consist in making up beautiful phrases but in performing beautiful deeds.
- Shane Claiborne
Just as faith without works is dead, so also works without faith.
- Stephen Covey
It isn't enough to love; we must prove it.
- St. Therese of Lisieux
We need to love people with our deeds AND our words because sharing the Good News is a process, not just an event.
- Chip Ingram
See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.
- John Milton