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Thursday, 24 July 2008
Daily Quote:
"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown." (Beecher, Henry Ward - Success)

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Browse Quotations about Deeds and Good Deeds

A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; he who plants kindness, gathers love; pleasure bestowed on a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward.
Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.
As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds, his wisdom does not endure.
Good deeds from good intentions flow; but good intentions only; build for us a place below.
How ever a brilliant an action, it should not be viewed as great unless it is the result of a great motive.
If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.


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