Actions speak louder than words

Meaning: What you do matters more than what you say.

Origin: English proverb from the 17th century.

Translations

• French: Les actes parlent plus fort que les mots (literally: Actions speak louder than words)
• Spanish: Los hechos hablan más que las palabras (literally: Deeds speak more than words)
• Japanese: 行動は言葉より雄弁 (Kōdō wa kotoba yori yūben) (literally: Actions are more eloquent than words)

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