Quote#Wisdom
The great necessity is that we should act according to our thoughts,…
Quote byD. H. Lawrence · 1885–1930
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Propos of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1929).
English (original)
The great necessity is that we should act according to our thoughts, and think according to our acts. But while we are in thought we cannot really act, and while we are in action we cannot really think. The two conditions, of thought and action, are mutually exclusive. Yet they should be related in harmony.
— D. H. Lawrence
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