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Deeds Quotes - Page 14

He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.

He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.

"The Madness of Hercules". Book by Seneca the Younger, circa 54 AD.

In Watermelon Sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar.

Richard Brautigan (1989). “Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America ; The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster ; And, In Watermelon Sugar”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

For there are deeds which have no form, sufferings which have no tongue.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1872). “A Selection from the Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley”, p.205

Strange thoughts beget strange deeds.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1853). “The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley: Complete in One Volume”, p.294

Words are but holy as the deeds they cover.

Percy Bysshe Shelley, G. Cuningham (1856). “The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley: With Notes”, p.16

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

Leonard Cohen (2011). “The Favourite Game”, p.156, Emblem Editions

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

Leo Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy (graf), Reginald Frank Christian (1978). “Tolstoy's Letters: 1880-1910”, Burns & Oates

He that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

John R. Rice (2000). “The Ruin of a Christian”, p.216, Sword of the Lord Publishers

A bad deed always brings a punishment.

Johanna Spyri (2015). “Heidi”, p.122, Xist Publishing

Be noble in every thought And in every deed!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1871). “The Poetical Works”, p.161