Quotes About Wisdom

Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.

Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.

Data is like garbage. You'd better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.

Do not speak unless you can improve the silence.

If you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Spiritual knowledge improves intuitive ability, innovative ability and communication.

As so often happens, I discover that it would have been better to keep my mouth shut.

Since in order to speak, one must first listen, learn to speak by listening.

The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, 'Follow me.' Now that's brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn't have to say.

Never throw mud. You may miss the mark, and you'll have dirty hands.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

To express the most difficult matters clearly and intelligently, is to strike coins out of pure gold.

I am telling you to be a slow-speaking person.

I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue.

Think first. Talk less. Start today.

You scholars, you're in communication with the devil.

To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day.

A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes for literacy. But writing without a pencil is no particular advantage.

I never use a computer.

I don't know anything about computers.

It's easier to make up sayings people like to hear than sayings they like to heed.

Above all, remember that the computer simply isn't as intelligent as you are.