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The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.

The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians is to guard against all appearance of evil to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil and to have a guard upon our actions that they may not be sinful or so much as seem to be so.

However glorious an action in itself it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work a great head.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able vicariously to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat what's more with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery of party faction and division of society.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation we must not merely talk we must act big.

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth great return great satisfaction great reputation and great joy.