Albert Einstein:
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
Alex Noble:
If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed (瞥见) more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.
Alexander Pope:
Do good by stealth (秘密行动), and blush (脸红, 羞愧) to find it fame.
Alfred Adler:
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.
Alfred North Whitehead:
We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed (沉浸) in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.
Anais Nin:
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems (滋生) the dream again; and this interdependence (互相依赖) produces the highest form of living.
Anatole France:
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
André Gide:
The most decisive actions of our life ... are most often unconsidered actions.
Ann Radcliffe:
One act of beneficence (善行), one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.
Annie Dillard:
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Aristotle:
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate (自我克制的) by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.
Arnold Toynbee:
Apathy(冷漠) can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
Benjamin Disraeli:
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
Benjamin Franklin:
There are no gains without pains.
Benjamin Jowett:
We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
Bishop Desmond Tutu:
We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.