Speak little, do much

Meaning: Let your actions speak louder than your words; promise less and deliver more.

Origin: Attributed to Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack, reflecting Quaker values of plain speech.

Translations

French: Peu dire, beaucoup faire (literally: Say little, do much)
Spanish: Habla poco, haz mucho (literally: Speak little, do much)
Japanese: 言葉は少なく、行いは多く (Kotoba wa sukunaku, okonai wa ōku) (literally: Fewer words, more deeds)

The louder the thunder, the less the rain — The most dramatic announcements often yield the least substance.
Do what I say, not what I do — Hypocrisy acknowledged: the speaker recognizes their own failures but knows the correct p…
It's not what you say but how you say it — Tone and delivery shape message impact more powerfully than words alone.
Live by the sword, die by the sword — Violence begets violence; those who choose aggressive means should expect equally brutal…
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public — Mass audiences reward simplicity over substance, making mediocrity perpetually profitable.
As you make your bed so you must lie on it. — Your choices about how you arrange your life will directly determine the comfort or disco…

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