"Look around you, and you will behold the universe full of active powers. Action is, so to speak, the genius of nature. By motion and exertion, the system of being is preserved in vigor. By its different parts always acting in subordination one to another, the perfection of the whole is carried on. The heavenly bodies perpetually revolve. Day and night incessantly repeat their appointed course. Continual operations are going on in the earth and in the waters. Nothing stands still. All is alive and stirring throughout the universe. In the midst of this animated and busy scene, is man alone to remain idle in his place? Belongs it to him to be the sole inactive and slothful being in the creation, when in so many various ways he might improve his own nature; might advance the glory of the God who made him; and contribute his part in the general good?"
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Hugh Blair, p. 4.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Action
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Action
136 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Action →
Related Quotes
"Action implies motion; but there may be motion, as in a clock, where, properly speaking, there is no agent. Many moti…"
"Of every noble action the intent Is to give worth reward, vice punishment."
"Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act."
"Fate quello che noi diciamo e non quello che noi facciamo."
"That low man seeks a little thing to do, Sees it and does it. This high man, with a great thing to pursue, Dies ere h…"
"Put his shoulder to the wheel."
"To-morrow let us do or die."
"Hadst thou not Greek enough to understand thus much: The end of man is an action, and not a thought, though it were t…"
"Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand."
"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears."