Deeds

Famous quotes containing the word deeds:

“The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.”
—Tacitus (c. 55–117)

“We must hold a man amenable to reason for the choice of his daily craft or profession. It is not an excuse any longer for his deeds that they are the custom of his trade. What business has he with an evil trade?”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“And all your deeds and words,
Each truth, each lie,
Die in unjudging love.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)