Words vs. actions

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The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.

Karl Marx

Theses on Feurbach

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Marx, Karl. Theses On Feuerbach. Friedrich Engels, c. 1888.

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Marx, Karl. The German Ideology, including Theses on Feuerbach, translated by Friedrich Engels. Prometheus, 1998.

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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 10.

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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 10.

A little less conversation, a little more action please.

Elvis Presley

A Little Less Conversation

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Presley, Elvis. "A Little Less Conversation." Written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange. Almost in Love. RCA Records, 1968.

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Milton, John. "Samson Agonistes." Paradise Regained, A Poem in 4 Books, to which is added Samson Agonistes. London: John Starkey, 1671, I. 1104.

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Milton, John. "Samson Agonistes." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 1104.

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Shakespeare, William. Troilus and Cressida. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1603, The Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "Troilus and Cressida." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. Richard III. London: Andrew Wise, 1597, act 1, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Richard the Third." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 3.

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Reservoir Dogs. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Live America Inc./Dog Eat Dog Productions, 1992.

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Fast Five. Directed by Justin Lin, Original Film/One Race Films, 2011.

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Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

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Lynch, Marshawn. Interview with Deion Sanders. CBS, 28 Jan. 2014.

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Saint Jerome. Letter to Nepotian. c. 394, sect. 7.

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Saint Jerome. "Letter LII." Select Letters of Saint Jerome. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 7.

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The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 14:23).

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Arendt, Hanna. Quoted in A Certain World: A Commonplace Book, written by W. H. Auden. Viking Press, 1970.

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Shakespeare, William and John Fletcher. Henry VIII. King's Men, 1613, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "Henry the Eighth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblattet al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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Osceola. Quoted in Florida's Past: People and Events That Shaped the State, written by Gene Burnett. Vol. 1, Pineapple Press, 1996, ch. 31. Originally a statement during treaty negotiations during the Second Seminole War. 1836, FL, USA.

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Confucius. 論語 [The Analects]. c. 479 BCE.

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Confucius. The Analects, edited and translated by Annping Chin. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Historic Towns: New York. London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1891, ch. 14.

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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1737.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1737." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

Pindar

Nemean Odes

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Pindar. Nemean Odes. c. 473 BC, Nemean 4.

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Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008, Nemean IV.