Actions

Famous quotes containing the word actions:

    “I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards—When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

    “They are actions that a man might play,
    But I have that within which passes show,
    These but the trappings and the suits of woe.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “What is the use of aesthetics if they can neither teach how to produce beauty nor how to appreciate it in good taste? It exists because it behooves rational human beings to provide reasons for their actions and assessments. Even if aesthetics are not the mathematics of beauty, they are the proof of the calculation.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)