Empty vessels make more noise than full vessels when struck. This proverb refers not just to physical vessels, but also to people. Empty vessels represent empty-headed and talkative people who speak continuously without meaning or action. Their speeches are boastful but they cannot back up their words with deeds. Full vessels correspond to people who talk less but accomplish more. Their words are meaningful and serious because they do what they say. Serious people let their actions demonstrate their knowledge and abilities rather than boasting about them with empty words.

1. Empty Vessels Make The Most Sould
Empty vessels make a loud sound when struck with something. But filled vessels do not
make much sound. The proverb has a hidden level of meaning. There are people around us
who are like empty vessels or like filled vessels. Empty vessels refer to empty headed
people who are the most talkative and noisy. These people go on speaking continuously, but
their speeches are meaningless. They boast that they can do this and that. Such people are
not to be taken seriously. They talk much and are short of action. Filled vessels refer to
people who talk less and do more. Every word uttered by them will be meaningful and so
they have to be taken seriously. They talk sensibly and their words carry weight. They won’t
boast, but are capable of doing everything that they say. They talk only when it is necessary.
These people believe more in action than in words. Serious people do not preach. A man
who has only a little knowledge boasts that he is a scholar whereas a really profound scholar
would not boast of his scholarship. His scholarship is made known to others through his
sensible words and good deeds. So it is said that empty vessels make the most sound.