良き言葉よりよき行いの方が勝る。

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良き言葉よりよき行いの方が勝る。

English Translation

Well done is better than well said.

Furigana

良(よ)き言葉(ことば)よりよき行(おこな)いの方(ほう)が勝(まさ)る。

Romanji

Yoki kotoba yori yoki okonai no hō ga masaru.

Words

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

行い (おこない)

deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate