Our Salaf: They Were Not Amazed By Speech!
Imaam Maalik (rahimahullaah) said that it reached him from Al-Qaasim Bin Muhammad (rahimahullaah) who said: “I met a people (i.e. Salaf) who were not amazed by speech, rather they were amazed by actions.
[Quoted by Shaikh Raslaan in Fadlul Ilm. page: 597]