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act upon

«Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.»
«The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.»
«We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours.»
«When women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do; then they act upon it, and if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it; if it fails, they generously give her the whole. in Little Women»
«The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public»
Author: Samuel Johnson (Critic, Poet, Writer) | About: Justice, Wisdom | Keywords: act upon, benefit
«We should not only master questions, but also act upon them, and act definitely.»
Author: Woodrow T. Wilson (President) | Keywords: act upon

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