Well Done Is Better Than Well Said Analysis

“Well done is better than well said” is an aphorism by Benjamin Franklin. This means our demonstration of something is better than our explanation. I personally agree with this particular aphorism because I believe we should all live putting our words into action and never procrastinating any task at hand.

An excellent example of one person putting his words into action was Benjamin Franklin. In “from The Autobiography” by Benjamin Franklin, Franklin explains how he wishes to achieve moral perfection. However, instead of just saying what he wishes to achieve Franklin put his words into action by contriving an organized way to establish moral perfection. He did so by selecting and writing down from most important to least important thirteen virtues of at that time seemed to be the most necessary or

desirable to him and attempted to master one virtue at a time to accomplish his goal of moral perfection. In the end he discovered that the task he took on becoming morally perfect was a challenge and never fully completed all thirteen virtues. Although he never completed all the virtues he describes how afterwards he felt that he was not only a better person but also a happier one. Most people will just say what they would like to see happen or be done without actually taking action.Franklin on the other hand did what some others are unable to do which is putting their words into action. He expresses in the end of his writing, his wish for others to follow in his steps “Therefore, I hope that some of my descendants may follow the example and reap the benefit.” I believe that we should follow in his footsteps, but not only in becoming morally good, but also in following our words and taking action.
Some may wonder why at times others never believe in an individual when they say they are going to do something, until they can prove what they said they were going to do to be true.

For example, politicians often say extravagant things about what they are going to do or change. Leading everyone into voting for them because of these great changes they said they are going to do if they were in that position or office. Once these politicians get selected though many end up never pursuing what they once said they were going to do, because of this people have began to show more care for the outcome of something than how well something is being presented or explained to us. Instead of striving for Benjamin Franklin’s famous aphorism “Well done is better than well said,” these politicians do the opposite and are later judged upon by the public that they thought believed in them. Therefore I strongly believe in Benjamin Franklin’s famous aphorism “ Well done is better than well said,” to maintain a respected reputation, because accomplishing a task at hand is more fulfilling than fabricating or procrastinating and never accomplishing anything that you once said you will

do.