聽其言觀其行 [ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ; ting1 qi2 yan2 guan1 qi2 xing2] hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions ◄ ►