A Quote by John Burroughs

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs
American - Author
April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921

The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.

Roger Nash Baldwin

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

Khalil Gibran

Perhaps a great deed is belittled by an intention. And perhaps a small deed, by sincere intention, is made great

Abdullah ibn Mubarak

The world, as transformed by this creative deed, is better than it would have been had all else remained the same, but had that deed of treason not been done at all.

Josiah Royce

An evil deed is better left undone, for a man repents of it afterwards; a good deed is better done, for having done it, one does not repent.

Max Muller

it is not the deed but the intention that makes the crime.

Heloise

Time is as necessary for remembering as it is for forgetting. Even the smallest embrace of pain needs time larger than a pause; the greatest pause requires an eternity, the greatest hurt a lifetime. A lifetime is longer than eternity: an eternity can exist without human presence.

Yvonne Vera

Consumer goods become enlightenment, relationships, anything! It doesn't really matter because infinity exists in everything. "Greater than the greatest, smaller than the smallest, the self dwells in the hearts of all," that is the Upanishads.

Frederick Lenz

A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better that a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything.

Preston Sturges

Everytime you do a Good Deed with true intention, your soul grows purer.

Soman Chainani

If the intention is unclean, the deed that follows from it will also be evil, even if it seems good.

Pope Gregory I

The smallest of actions is always better than the noblest of intentions.

Robin Sharma

I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find a better dress than piety. I thought about all types of wealth, but did not find a better wealth than contentment in little. I thought of all types of good deeds, but did not find a better deed than offering good advice. I looked at all types of sustenance, but did not find a better sustenance than patience.