show, don't tell

Proverb

 * 1) Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.

Translations

 * Arabic: لا تفصح، بل أبد
 * Dutch: toon, in plaats van te vertellen
 * Esperanto: montru, ne rakontu
 * French: montre, ne dis pas
 * Galician: mostrar, non contar
 * German: zeigen, nicht erzählen
 * Italian: mostra, non raccontare
 * Persian: نشان دهید، نگویید
 * Russian: показывай, а не рассказывай
 * Spanish: mostrar, no contar