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

— Frank Herbert, book Chapterhouse: Dune

Source: Chapterhouse: Dune

Last update Aug. 2, 2022. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words." by Frank Herbert?

Frank Herbert158

American writer 1920–1986

Dennis Potter (1935–1994) English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist

Jack Hay was based on Ron Brewer, who had been Potter's agent when he was Labour candidate for East Hertfordshire in the 1964 general election.
Vote, vote, vote for Nigel Barton (1965)

“Purify yourself by a well-ordered and useful life. Watch over your thoughts, feelings, words and actions. This will clear your vision.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) Indian guru

Purification
Source: "I am That." P.27.

“Lips and tongues lie. But actions never do. No matter what words are spoken, actions betray the truth of everyone's heart.”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Source: Born of Fury

“Never repeat the words of your enemy. When you do, their words are heard twice and yours only once.”

Jeffrey Montgomery (1953–2016) American LGBT rights activist and public relations executive

[Woodhull Freedom Foundation mourns death of one of its founders, Jeffrey Montgomery, Levy, Ricci J., Woodhull Freedom Foundation, July 19, 2016, 2016-07-20, http://www.woodhullfoundation.org/2016/sex-and-politics/woodhull-freedom-foundation-mourns-death-of-one-of-its-founders-jeffrey-montgomery-a-leader-activist-a-mentor-and-sexual-freedom-movement-hero/]