To What Extent Can Actions Speak Louder Than Words By Mark Twain

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Can actions actually speak? Do they speak louder than words? Mark Twain once said, “Actions speak louder than words but not nearly as often.” In society today, many people overuse phrases such as: “I’m sorry” or “I will not do it again,” which leaves the phrases with hardly any meaning. Growing up my grandpa always told me, “People will forget what you did and what you said, but they will never forget the way you made them feel,” I think that this quote goes hand in hand with the quote by Mark Twain. The words you speak do not mean as much as the actions you take.
To me, the difference between someone saying “I’m sorry” and actually doing something to change their actions and their ways are very different. My personal experience with these

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