兩個士兵結伴同行，突然，一群強盜突然躥出來。其中一個士兵飛一般地逃到一邊躲藏了起來，另一個則拔出劍勇敢地迎上去，與強盜搏鬥，經過一番戰鬥，他成功地殺死了一個強盜，剩下的人都落荒而逃了。這時，那個膽小的士兵也衝過來，抽出劍，把外衣往地上一甩，擺出一副準備戰鬥的樣子，大聲地喊道： “讓我來對付他，我要讓他們知道所搶劫的是什麼人。 ”
看到膽小的士兵的樣子，那名勇敢的士兵說： “我隻希望你剛才能夠出來幫助我，即使隻是說一些鼓勵我的話，那樣我就有更多的勇氣去和強盜戰鬥。而現在強盜已經走了，你不覺得已經太晚了嗎？你還是把你的劍收回去，管好自己的舌頭吧！因為你也隻能欺騙那些不了解你的人，而我已經很清楚你的逃跑速度了！ ”
事實勝於雄辯。
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As speak louder than words.