res, non verba

From rēs (“things, facts”) the plural of rēs (“a thing, a fact”) + nōn (“not”) + verba (“words”) the plural of verbum (“a word”). Literally meaning "deeds, not words" or "facts instead of words" but referring to that "actions be used instead of words".

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreːs noːn ˈwer.ba/, [ˈreːs noːn ˈwɛr.ba]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈres non ˈver.ba/

rēs, nōn verba

1. actions speak louder than words
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri 29.22:

     Venientibus iis Syracusas Scipio res, non verba ad purgandum sese paravit.

     Whilst they were on their way to Syracuse Scipio prepared to justify himself, not by words but by acts.