When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!’.
Actions defined a man; words were a fart in the wind.
After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is.
Those who disrespect you with their mouth don't deserve your ear.