a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
proverb Actions are more revealing of one's true character since it is easy to say things or make promises, but it takes effort to do things and follow through. He swept into office on the back of all the promises he made on the campaign trail, but a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words. You better start following through on your promises to donate to the school. After all, a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
See also: by, judge, man, not, word
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- actions speak louder than words
- saying is one thing, doing is another
- he travels (the) fastest who travels alone
- He travels fastest who travels alone
- being
- a ton of (people or things)
- that's (just) how it goes
- that's (just) the way it goes
- that's (just) the way it plays
- the way it plays