Michel de Montaigne: Saying is one thing, doing another.

Saying is one thing, doing another. — Michel de Montaigne

Saying is one thing, doing another.

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I have seen no more evident monstrosity and miracle in the world than myself. — Michel de Montaigne
I moreover affirm that our wisdom itself, and wisest consultations, for the most — Michel de Montaigne
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberat — Michel de Montaigne
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy — Michel de Montaigne
射有似乎君子，失諸正鵠，反求諸其身 — Confucius
διὸ εὐφυοῦς ἡ ποιητική ἐστιν ἢ μανικοῦ — Aristotle
One can prove or refute anything at all with words. Soon people will perfect lan — Anton Chekhov
Le mot impossible n'est pas français. — Napoleon
Uncertain justice by a verdict is much better than certain injustice. — Lord Mansfield
My jokes will make a fortune, I won't. — Jules Renard
An injurious lie is an uncommendable thing; and so, also, and in the same degree — Mark Twain
When gloaming treads the heels of day And birds sit cowering on the spray, Along — Robert Tannahill