“Actions speak louder than words”. It views that people can say anything, but when what they say and do is contrary; it’s easier to judge by what is done instead of by what is said. Further, actions should meet verbal obligations or sentiments, and they should not contradict them. For example, if a person constantly talks about the plight of the poor but never think of donating to a charity or in any way mitigating that plight, their words have a hollowness or empty equality. In another side, words have the capacity to harm and they may sometimes speak louder than actions. Even in ancient Greece, Plato was against the Sophist teaching of rhetoric because it might be used in immoral ways to convince people to think in unethical ways or draw false conclusions.
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