
ProverbCommunication
English origin
Do all the good you talk of; but talk not of all the good you do.
Meaning: Genuine virtue acts quietly; publicizing your kindness undermines its moral authenticity and suggests self-serving motives.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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