Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest.
All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
Writing crystallizes thought and thought produces action.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
The deductive reasons for a course of action usually follow rather than precede the course of action. Thought follows life.