ProverbCommunicationAmerican origin1755

Speak little, do much

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

Who said it? Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard Improved, 1755

Origin: From Benjamin Franklin's almanac Poor Richard Improved for 1755, where "Speak little, do much" appears among the year's maxims. Many of Poor Richard's sayings were adapted from older proverbs, and this one's earlier history is untraced.

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