As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
Interpretation
Actions speak louder than words, especially as we age.
This quote by Andrew Carnegie highlights the importance of observing people's actions rather than merely listening to their words. As one matures, thereβs a tendency to value demonstrable behavior over promises or statements, implying that true character is revealed through actions.
In practice
In a discussion about trust in relationships, one might say this quote to emphasize the need for trustworthy actions.
Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.
To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to eat one.
It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.
You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.
Speculation is a parasite feeding upon values, creating none.
Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race.
Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.
We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.
We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.
If we shall take the good we find, asking no questions, we shall have heaping measures.
I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad.
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