“When the evil deed, after it has become known, brings sorrow to the fool, then it destroys his bright lot, nay, it cleaves his head.” EvilKnownFoolSorrowDeeds Book:The Dhammapada Source: The Dhammapada
“True loyalty consists not in bowing the knee to earthly greatness, or in heroic deeds to "gild the kingly knave, or garnish out the fool," but in noble, generous acts of honest purpose, where truth, honor, and virtue, and a nation's welfare, are dearer than life.” PurposeNationsVirtueHonestGreatnessFoolHonorDeedsNobleLoyaltyKneesWelfareGenerousHeroicKnavesHeroic Deeds Author:James Ellis
“Do mortal fools still measure the increments leading to their deaths, wagering pleasures against costs, persisting in the delusion that deeds have value, that the world and all the gods sit in judgment over every decision made or not made?” WorldMadeStillsValuesDecisionPleasureFoolCostJudgmentDeedsMortalsDelusionDecisions Made Author:Steven Erikson
“An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.” DoeEvilFireFoolDeedsBuddhistCoveredMilkAshes Author:Gautama Buddha
“I did not want to be taken for a fool-the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.” WantReasonTakenWorstFoolDeedsPerformingTypicalRemorse Author:Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly
“In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian.” DreamLawYouthFoolBecomingMy FriendsDeedsFinanceRealmsHeroicEngineeringLibrarianHardyHeroic Deeds Book:The Library at Night Source: The Library at Night