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Deed Quotes

"Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."

"Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."

Peter Marshall, Scottish Clergyman

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"Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds."

"Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Deed, Deeds, Talking, Words

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"Cruel and cold is the judgment of man, Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow; But by-and-by will the deed and the plan Be judged by the motive that lieth below."

"Cruel and cold is the judgment of man, Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow; But by-and-by will the deed and the plan Be judged by the motive that lieth below."

Lewis J. Bates, American Educator

Deed, Judgment, Man, Motive

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"Deed, not words shall speak me."

"Deed, not words shall speak me."

John Fletcher, English Dramatist

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"No good deed goes unpunished."

"No good deed goes unpunished."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

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"Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you."

"Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you."

Tom Lehrer, American Musician

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"Little deeds are like little seeds, they grow to flowers or to weeds."

"Little deeds are like little seeds, they grow to flowers or to weeds."

Daniel D. Palmer, Canadian Celebrity

Deed, Deeds, Flowers

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"In great deeds something abides."

"In great deeds something abides."

Joseph L. Chamberlain, American Politician

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"It is, alas, chiefly the evil emotions that are able to leave their photographs on surrounding scenes and objects and whoever heard of a place haunted by a noble deed, or of beautiful and lovely ghosts revisiting the glimpses of the moon?"

"It is, alas, chiefly the evil emotions that are able to leave their photographs on surrounding scenes and objects and whoever heard of a place haunted by a noble deed, or of beautiful and lovely ghosts revisiting the glimpses of the moon?"

Algernon H. Blackwood, British Author

Deed, Emotions, Evil, Moon

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"For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds."

"For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds."

Robert Greene, English Playwright

Deed, Deeds, Heaven

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"Our words have wings, but fly not where we would."

"Our words have wings, but fly not where we would."

George Eliot, British Author

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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

Chanakya, Indian Politician

Deed, Deeds, Man

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"Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression."

"Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression."

Dodie Smith, English Dramatist

Deed, Deeds, Depression

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"Big words seldom accompany good deeds."

"Big words seldom accompany good deeds."

Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

Deed, Deeds, Words

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"A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words."

"A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words."

Kong Fu Zi, Chinese Philosopher

Deed, Deeds, Gentleman, Words

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"Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars."

"Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars."

Tama Janowitz, American Novelist

Deed, Deeds, Will

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"All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect."

"All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect."

Walter Annenberg, American Businessman

Deed, Deeds, Measure, Respect

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"I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it."

"I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it."

David Mallet, Scottish Dramatist

Deed, Deeds, Fame, Will

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"How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!"

"How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Deed, Deeds, Sight

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"It is a good deed to forget a poor joke."

"It is a good deed to forget a poor joke."

Brendan Behan, Irish Dramatist

Deed, Forget, Poor

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"The attempt and not the deed confounds us."

"The attempt and not the deed confounds us."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world."

"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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