Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.
Interpretation
Actions should follow words; it's important to back what you say with deeds.
This quote by Charles Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of action complementing intention. While it is easy to make promises or express plans verbally, true accountability and impact arise when those words are transformed into concrete actions. Being 'done' signifies commitment and reliability, reinforcing the idea that one’s credibility is largely built on what one accomplishes, not merely what one claims.
In practice
In a motivational speech, one might use this quote to remind the audience of the importance of following through on their goals.
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
There's a storm inside of us, a burning river, a drive. You push yourself further than anyone could think possible. You are never out of the fight.
In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.
Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.
You can't make a great play until you first do it in practice.
No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
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