Muwatta Malik #1962
Speech
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَدْرَكْتُ النَّاسَ وَمَا يَعْجَبُونَ بِالْقَوْلِ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ الْعَمَلَ إِنَّمَا يُنْظَرُ إِلَى عَمَلِهِ وَلاَ يُنْظَرُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ .
Malik said, "I heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad used to say, 'I
have seen the people, (i.e. the companions), and they were not
impressed by speech.' " Malik said, "He meant that only action and
deeds would be looked at, not words."
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This hadith is #1962 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Speech.