All pity choked with custom of fell deeds.
Who doth right deeds Is twice born, and who doeth ill deeds vile.
The purpose firm is equal to the deed
Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed: Who does the best his circumstance allows Does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.
The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.
For evil deeds may better than bad words be borne.
That was the miracle of Abraham Lincoln, politician. He pursued the high purpose of moving justice forward via the low arts of patronage and patronization. Indeed, in a democracy, it is usually the only way great deeds are done.
For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.
[In politics] no good deed goes unpunished
... Our individual well-being is intimately connected both with that of all others and with the environment within which we live.... Our every action, our every deed, word, and thought, no matter how slight or inconsequential it may seem, has an implication not only for ourselves, but for all others, too.