Of every noble action, the intent
Is to give worth reward--vice punishment.
22
BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _Captain,_ Act v., Sc. 5.

Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.
23
JAMES SHIRLEY: _Death's Final Conquest,_ Sc. iii.

Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws
Makes that and th' action fine.
24
HERBERT: _The Elixir._


=Activity.=

If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well
It were done quickly.
25
SHAKS.: _Macbeth,_ Act i., Sc. 7.

Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss,
But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.
26
SHAKS.: _3 Henry VI.,_ Act v., Sc. 4.