To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste… — T. E. Lawrence

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none. — George Bernard Shaw
Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought. — T. E. Lawrence
The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God. — T. E. Lawrence
The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honor. — T. E. Lawrence