"This is a world of action, and..." - Quote by Charles Dickens

“Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide them, guide them.”

“"Ah, Miss, hope is an excellent thing for such as has the spirits to bear it!" said Mrs Wickam, shaking her head. "My own spirits is not equal to it, but I don't owe it any grudge. I envys them that is so blest!"”

“Think! I've got enough to do, and little enough to get for it, without thinking.”

“If you can't, then you must!”

“It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of your own mind, that is, in terms of calming and eventually dispelling anger. This is action out of compassion. The other is more social, more public. When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefitting others, one needs to be engaged, involved.”

“Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.”

“If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring.”

“There is really no insurmountable barrier save your own inherent weakness of purpose.”

“Accomplishing something provides the only real satisfaction in life.”