J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Handsome is that handsome does.

Fabulous is as fabulous does.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

What you are will show in what you do.

I doubt that anyone does not really believe in God. People may think they don't have any belief, but you will usually find that there is a belief in something beyond himself. In any case, I would not judge a man's character by his belief or unbelief. I would judge his character by his deeds; and no matter what he said about his beliefs, his behavior would soon show whether he was a man of good character or bad.

They say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.

Virtue must shape itself in deed.

It is only our deeds that reveal who we are.

Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.

The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.

It's not what you are. It's what you do.

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.

A character is as much about what you do as what you say.

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.

Character is simply habit long continued.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

Action is character.

Character is long-standing habit.

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his conduct.

Conduct is three-fourths of our life and its largest concern.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

He preaches well that lives well.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they are different.