Quotes About Speech

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.'" "A

I can only quote Xenocrates, dear lady. 'I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

I would have spoken, had my heart not been in my throat

Stop talking filthy things, It doesn't help anyone.

Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.

A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control ofhis mind.

Silence is the only answer you should give to the fools. Where ignorance speaks, intelligence should not give advices.

Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.

This is how you communicate with a fellow intelligence: You hurt it, you keep on hurting it, until you can distinguish the speech from the screams.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech.

Rid your body of its impurities, let your speech be true and sweet, feel friendship for the world, and with humility seek wealth and knowledge.

I had the right to remain silent... but I didn't have the ability.

Yo dedico un capítulo entero al elegante método de Cicerón, que consta de cinco pasos para la construcción de un discurso (invención, organización, estilo, memoria y ejecución)

Useful Figure The litotes ("didn't appreciate") understates a point ironically. It has fallen out of favor in our hyperbolic times, but makes for a more sophisticated kind of speech.

even launched a website, Figarospeech.com

Yo me enamoré de las figuras e incluso lancé una página web, Figarospeech.com, dedicada a ellas. Las figuras añaden lustre a un memorando o a un artículo, y en

Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.

We should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

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