“You must take the will for the deed.”

“We will take the good-will for the deed.”

“No man ought to be so absurd as to make a purchase without looking at the title deeds; if he is, he must take the consequence of his own negligence.”

“We must not, at any cost, behave like little children who are ready to take credit for good deeds but run away wherever evil ones appear.”

“I take no actions that I wouldn’t publicly recount. If you can’t speak your deeds, then don’t do them.”

“It is deeds not words which must purchase my affection and esteem.”

“If you do a good act, it cancels the effects of your evil deeds. If one prays, takes the Name of God and thinks of Him, the effects of evil are cancelled.”

“The act—the act—must not be a revenge. It must be a calm, weary renunciation, a closing of accounts, a private, rhythmic deed. The last remark.”

“Good words," I replied. "But deeds must prove it also; and after he is well, remember you don't forget resolutions formed in the hour of fear.”

“The law of silence: Speak little. Say only what you must. Speak only when necessary. Your oratory should be deeds, not words. You accomplish: let others talk.”