“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Achtung-Panzer! : The Development of Armoured Forces, Their Tactics and Operational Potential (1937)
“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Victory comes only to those prepared to make it, and take it.”
Tom Clancy book Patriot Games
Patriot Games (1987)
1980s
“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Hound of the Baskervilles
Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles
“the words people do not speak are louder than the ones they do.”
Mitch Albom (1958) American author
Source: The First Phone Call from Heaven
“Words are witnesses which often speak louder than documents.”
Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012) British academic historian and Marxist historiographer
Introduction
The Age of Revolution (1962)
Context: Words are witnesses which often speak louder than documents. Let us consider a few English words, which were invented or gained their modern meanings, substantially in the period of sixty years with which this volume deals. They are such words as 'industry', 'industrialist', 'factory,' middle class,' 'working class,' and 'socialism.' They include 'aristocracy,' as well as 'railway,' 'liberal' and 'conservative' as political terms, 'nationality,'scientist,' and 'engineer,' 'proletariat,' and (economic) 'crisis'.
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Rebecca Lim (1986) Singaporean actress
As quoted in "My conscience is clear: Rebecca Lim on 'misunderstanding' with ex-BFF Desmond Tan" in Asia One (28 October 2020) https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/my-conscience-clear-rebecca-lim-misunderstanding-ex-bff-desmond-tan