David Lloyd George (1863–1945) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Speech http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1907/jun/26/house-of-lords in the House of Commons (26 June 1907) <br class="br">President of the Board of Trade
“False men and shams talk big and do nothing.”
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
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Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
It is the question of questions. All that Democracy ever meant lies there: the attainment of a truer and truer Aristocracy, or Government again by the Best.
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Les fausses opinions ressemblent à la fausse monnaie qui est frappée d'abord par de grands coupables et dépensée ensuite par d'honnêtes gens qui perpétuent le crime sans savoir ce qu'ils font.
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“There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go.”
Jack Kerouac book On the Road
Source: On the Road
“By doing nothing men learn to do ill.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 318
Compare Ecclesiasticus 33:27 (KJV): "idleness teacheth much evil".
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Victor Hugo book Les Misérables
Variant: What is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do.
Source: Les Misérables