ῥήματα ἀντ' ἀλφίτων
Ancient Greek
Proverb
ῥήματα ἀντ' ἀλφίτων • (rhḗmata ant' alphítōn)
- fine words butter no parsnips, actions speak louder than words (literally: words instead of barleymeal)
References
- ῥῆμα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press