It is by acts and not by ideas that people live. -

Related:

• If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
  Anatole...
• There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.
  Anatole France (1844...
• If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
  Anatole...
• Innocence, most often, is good fortune and not a virtue.
  Anatole...
• It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
  Anatole...
• It is human nature to think wisely & act foolishly.
  Anatole...
• Nothing spoils a confession like repentance. --
  Anatole France (1844...
• Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.
  Anatole...
• There is a certain impertinence in allowing oneself to be burned for an opinion.
  Anatole...