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Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature.

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.

Action gives power. Entire harmony pervades the universe of God. All the heavenly beings are in constant activity; and the Lord Jesus, in His life work, has given an example for every one.

A man is most happy when he is most perfect, and he is most perfect when all his faculties are proportionately and harmoniously developed. Thus developed, nature and art and society supply him with a thousand sources of enjoyment.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Action expresses priorities.