the axiom alludes towards the irrefutable impact of actions and their power to overshadow words, no matter how articulate they may be.it is the work of a person that defines his persona and it is the legacy that he leaves behind after death.
a fine blend of oratory and cliched stories may sound good to ears but have little influence in shaping a person's views and opinions.perhaps that is the reason why the common man in pakistan is fed up of politicians.the masses are aware of the fact that talk is cheap and unless these politicians put their money where their mouth is, no one is going to believe them.a true,principled man has no discrepancy in his actions and words. such is the hall mark of leadership.it is what makes M.ali jinnah, the quaid e azam and mohandas gandhi, mahatma.
when a father teaches his son to be honest and speak truth, it is his fundamental duty to do the same because when the child sees that his father is teaching him something he does not practises, it gives a wrong message to the child.it teaches him to be dishonest.
to conclude,the real character of a person is defined by his actions and not what he claims to be.it reflects his true intetions which are more often than not masked by fine speech.