A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, "What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains."
Plodding wins the race.
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most
He collected audiences around him, and flourished and exhibited and harangued.
It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.