"Acta, non verba", a.k.a. "Facta, non verba" simply means that we shouldn't put too much emphasis on words at the expense of deeds.
For actions speak louder than words. In Finland we say: "Teot puhuvat enemmän kuin sanat" or sometimes "Teot puhuvat puolestaan". In Estonia "Meetmete Sõnaloendus on", or "Meetmed räägivad iseenda eest". We are all really like actors and directors in our own movie, and every now and then the director claps the clapperboard and shouts: Action! - or otherwise the film would never come out.
sanasto = sõnastik = vocabulary
enemmän = rohkem, enam = more
klaffi / tahdistuslauta = = clapperboard, clap slate
korostaa = rõhutada = to put emphasis, emphasize
puhuvat = räägivad = speak (pl.)
puolestaan = iseenda eest = in their own behalf
sanamäärä = sõnaloendus
sanat = sõnad = words
teot = meetmed = actions, deeds
toimenpide = meede = means, proceeding, action
toimenpiteet = measures, means of action
toiminta, teot = meetmed = action, activity
