Frederick William Robertson Quotes

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

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

Every truth must be accompanied by some corresponding act.

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice.

Belief fails when it works not well indeed but is idle as a sleeping man... Each virtuous deed is strong when it is grounded upon the solidity of belief.

It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.

It's deeds we need, not words.

Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential. Without it, he is not yet man. Without it, thought can never ripen into truth.

There's a scripture in the Book of James which says, 'Become a doer of the word and not a hearer only.' A hearer is someone who looks into a mirror, walks away, and quickly forgets what sort of person he is.

Virtue must shape itself in deed.

Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.

Religion is behavior and not mere belief.

It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.

Men must not only know, they must act.

Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.

I say that justice is truth in action.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.

To learn something but not to do is really not to learn. To know something but not to do is really not to know.

Action is character.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.