If the pen is mightier than the sword then how can actions speak louder than words?

If the pen is mightier than the sword then how can actions speak louder than words?

You are what you do. It’s about actions.

You are what you do. It’s about actions.

Act as if it were impossible to fail.

Act as if it were impossible to fail.

Love is shown in your deeds, not in your words.

Love is shown in your deeds, not in your words.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favourable do nothing.

Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favourable do nothing.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.