Well done is better than well said

Meaning: Actions and results are far more valuable than promises and fine words.

Origin: Attributed to Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack (1737).

Translations

• French: Bien fait vaut mieux que bien dit (literally: Well done is worth more than well said)
• Spanish: Mejor hecho que bien dicho (literally: Better done than well said)
• Japanese: よく言うよりもよく行うことの方が重要 (Yoku iu yori mo yoku okonau koto no hō ga jūyō) (literally: Doing well is more important than saying well)

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