A Fake Buddha Quote courtesy of Jnanagarbha, who received it in his twitter feed:
"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. Buddha."
It’s actually fairly Buddhist in spirit, but in tone it’s very unlike any Buddhist scripture I’ve ever come across. Sure enough, it’s found attributed to the Buddha in any number of quotes sites, and it’s likewise listed in a number of books in Amazon. A little investigation, however, showed this to be a quote from page 47 of Edward de Bono’s book, "Serious Creativity: Using The Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas."