Show 1 1 is i i II 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 4 M F I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 hl I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 M I 1 I 1 hl 1 1 1 I 1 HH H 1 1 H 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 why actions 1 speak louder than words I 1 by M K THOMSON ph D a 46 LIAT you are speaks so loudly VV that I 1 cant hear bear what you say Is one of the most familiar of emersons phrases we rightly judge a man by his acts rather than by his words it Is easier to lie with the tongue than it Is with the muscles many a well oiled lie has failed because of the truth telling muscles some unconscious gesture a glance clance a slip has ruined a perfect alibi presumably we hae bate speech tor for the purpose of conveying ideas but frequently speech Is the most convenient means of concealing ideas of giving false impressions character expresses itself more tuna mentally through conduct than it ft does through speech acts tire are expressed through a physical mechanism which has habitual modes of reaction that cannot be changed quickly and in some cases cannot be changed at all while the tongue has no such handicap given the incentive and the purpose the tongue may wag in any direction desired actions speak so much louder than words that the modern man has very little confidence in speech he prefers action there was a time when men showed their piety by lengthy discourses of their religious experiences in recent times men have grown skeptical of the fellow with loud professions and little deeds actions speak louder than words because they are more fundamental they run deeper they tire are harder to change on short notice and are disinterested te parties they have no moth tle e for appearing in any other than their true light the tongue no man can tame we W are suspicious of all tongues we have hava greater confidence in the language of acts actions speak louder than words because they are more elementary they cant be changed so readily it takes greater skill to be a great actor than it ft does to be a great liar M c by mcclure newspaper Newa paper syndicate y 0 |