Quotes About Speech

A wise person speaks carefully and with truth, for every word tht passes between one's teeth is meant for something.

Without Freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom;and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.

Guard your tongue from praise as you have guarded it from blame.

Silence does not always mark wisdom.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.

A man without words is a man without thought.

Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.

Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.

All have the gift of speech, but few are possessed of wisdom.

Did you ever think that making a speech on economy is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.

A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.

A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

A word in earnest is as good as a speech.

Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.

A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.