Theory and knowledge remain suspect, not because of inherent worthlessness, but because — Erving Polster
Books cannot teach God, but they can destroy ignorance; their action is negative. — Swami Vivekananda
Action is the parent of results; dormancy, the brooding mother of discontent. — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
The value of action is that we make mistakes; mistakes show us what we need to learn. — Peter McWilliams
All action is generated by desire. It is the desire to live that causes us to reincarnate. — Frederick Lenz