I judge by deeds not words.
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
Words are potent in debate, deeds in war decide your fate.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
WILLIAM BLAKE, Proverbs of Hell
What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, Maxims for Revolutionists