Famous Sayings - Actions Speak Louder Than Words

"What you do speaks so loud, that I cannot hear what you say."

R.W. Emerson

A quick comment:

This is one of my favorites. Actions do speak louder than words. I think the best people to teach us this is our spouse and our children in particular. We may say something, but then ourselves do another. Then we wonder why they do as we do, rather than as we say. This is because what we do sets the example and the standard, not what we say.

If we can’t live up to our words, then our words are meaningless and we set a poor example. Also, if we decide to brag about what we do too much, or if we point all that we did do, then we may well be talking more that what we ought to be.

What to do with this famous saying:

Don’t ever ask someone to do something you wouldn’t have the courage or willingness to do yourself. Also, don’t ask someone to do something that you are a poor example of yourself, yet would blast others for being the same way. That’s just not fair and just not right.

Instead, be a person of few words and let your actions do all of the talking. This quote makes a great point, actions do speak louder than words…so loudly in fact, that you don't need to say a thing.

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