
“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”
Achtung-Panzer! : The Development of Armoured Forces, Their Tactics and Operational Potential (1937)
“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”
“Victory comes only to those prepared to make it, and take it.”
Patriot Games (1987)
1980s
“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.”
Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles
“the words people do not speak are louder than the ones they do.”
Source: The First Phone Call from Heaven
“Words are witnesses which often speak louder than documents.”
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'.
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
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