Quote#Nature
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth the utmost power,…
Quote byRobert South · 1634–1716
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions (1727), "False Foundations Removed, and True Ones Laid" (Sermon preached at St. Mary's, Oxford, December 10, 1661). Vol. 1, p. 460..
English (original)
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.
— Robert South
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