Quotes About Speech

The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.

Silence sweeter is than speech.

Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.

Even in your thought, do not curse the king, nor in your bedchamber curse the rich; for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.

A story is told as much by silence as by speech.

Violence of the tongue is very real- sharper than any knife.

We need a reason to speak, but none to keep silent.

Speech may be barren; but it is ridiculous to suppose that silence is always brooding on a nestful of eggs.

Silence is deep as Eternity; speech, shallow as Time.

It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgement to be silent.

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue.

Speech is silver; silence is golden.

It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

I regret often that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

A speech does not need to be eternal to be immortal.

My advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into people, and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.

Even so, the tongue is a little member and boasteth great things, behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

If no thought your mind does visit make your speech not too explicit.

Oratory: the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain.

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.