202．言语和行为共同打造完美之人

言语和行为共同打造完美之人。做人应该言语得当，行为得体。前者说明头脑优秀；后者显示心灵美好。二者皆源自高贵的灵魂。言语是行为的影子，前者为阴，后者为阳。因行为受人称赞比用言语称赞别人更重要。说话容易做事难。行动是生命的本质，言语只是装饰品。卓越的行为可以永生，惊世的言语则容易消逝。行动是思想的结果——如果思想是智慧的，那么行动就是有效的。

202．Words and deeds make the perfect man

Words and deeds make the perfect man. One should speak well and act honourably: the one is an excellence of the head, the other of the heart, and both arise from nobility of soul. Words are the shadows of deeds: the former are feminine, the latter masculine. It is more important to be renowned than to convey renown. Speech is easy, action hard. Actions are the stuff of life, words its frippery. Eminent deeds endure, striking words pass away Actions are the fruit of thought; if this is wise, they are effective.