That’s a sharp observation — and a timeless truth. The phrase “After all is said and done, more is said than done” cuts through the noise of talk-heavy, action-light behavior. It’s a reminder that words are cheap, but follow-through is rare and valuable.
Here’s a vintage-style take on your phrase — with the flavor of an old-fashioned proverb or sign you’d find in a cozy parlor or dusty general store:
“When all the talking’s through, seems the doing never quite caught up.”
— An old reminder from simpler times
Or a more decorative version:
️ After the words have wandered and the voices have faded,
’tis clear — more was spoken than ever was done.
(As Grandma used to say: “Talk don’t stack wood.”)
Here’s a poetic, vintage-style rendering of the phrase — something that would feel right at home in an old book of sayings or stitched on a sampler:
When silver tongues have had their say,
And echoes drift and fade away,
The promised deeds, so grandly spun,
Lie half-asleep, or left undone.
For in the end, when all is told,
It’s not the stories, but the bold—
Who quietly work, and make things right,
While talkers vanish with the night.
