Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A character is as much about what you do as what you say.

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Listening speaks louder than words.

We want to watch what he does, not listen to what he says.

Talk is cheap. Actions speak.

There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.

What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.

My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life.

Watch what we do, instead of what we say.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they are different.

In the end we are not going to be judged by how smart we are or by how much we care, but by what we have done.

Action is eloquence

The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life.

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

What matters is not what the goyim say, but what the Jews do

A lot of people say actions are stronger than words, and I think, in acting, this is a very accurate thing.

People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth.

The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do. I used to say that I believed it was important to tell people about Jesus, but I never did. A friend kindly explained that if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. It doesn't matter what I say. We live for what we believe.

Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.

They say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.

Handsome is as handsome does