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“I'm not to be imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean.” George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
“A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do.” André Malraux, Man's Fate
“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
“Lust and force are the source of all our actions; lust causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones.” Blaise Pascal, Pensées
“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” Confucius, Analects
“there are no free lunches in this life, and eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.” Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream
“If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.” John Green, Looking for Alaska

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