Rather judge a person by his actions than by his words; because many act badly and speak splendidly.
Motives reveal why we do what we do, which is actually more important to God than what we're doing.
Sincerity doesn't mean anything. A person can be sincere and be more destructive than a person who is insincere.
People can't see what's in your heart - they can only see what you do.
I'd be a fool to be in this for the money.
Everything must come from the heart, must be lived.
Of course, everybody says they're for peace. Hitler was for peace. Everybody is for peace. The question is: What kind of peace?
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
When I told the Pacers I wanted to play for the Lakers, that was true feelings. I wanted to come back home.
Talk is cheap. Learn to listen with your eyes. Actions do speak louder than words. Watch what a person does more than what he says.
The Tea Party we were told is only about economics; not true. It was always about economics and social issues. They just hid the social issues and now we just see who they really are.
There's so many great things that come with being successful. The one thing that is weird is trying to figure out whose intentions are in the right place, and who is really on your team.
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
The end does not justify the means. If we try to be someone we are not in order to achieve a result, then the result cannot help but be something other than what we intended.
Love is a good place to situate our distrust of fake women.
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
My theory is people say under pressure for the most part what they really mean.
I'd never want to do something just for the show of it.
There will be people who will teach for the sake of greed or for the sake of ego. So watch their lives. Do they look and act like Jesus?
Sincerity guarantees nothing but itself.
It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
If mankind were only just what they pretend to be, the problem of the millennium would be immediately solved.
I don't think that the spoken words solve everything. Sometimes silence delivers truer feelings while the words can distort the meaning in some situations.
Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing.
Intentions are invisible but they are the true test of character.
