“Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.”
“What we need now are heroes and heroines, about a million of them, one brave deed is worth a thousand books. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.”
“Philosophy without action is the ruin of the soul. One brave deed is worth a hundred books, a thousand theories, a million words. Now as always we need heroes. And heroines! Down with the passive and the limp.”
“All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.”
“whoever prolongs his desire ruins his actions”
“Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.”