833 Quotes About Speech

The wound made by hurting with fire will heal but the wound created by harsh words uttered using out tongue leaves an indelible scar.

Uttering foul words, while there are the sweetest of words, is like going for the unripe fruits while there are a lot of ripe ones.

... anyone who really believed what they were saying could get it said in a lot fewer words.

Where the bodily presence is weak and the speech contemptible, surely there cannot be error in making written language the medium of better utterance than faltering lips can achieve?

There are words, which should leave unspoken, and the true value of a man lies in the words the he has for not saying.

Speak English!" said the Eaglet. "I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either!" And the Eaglet bend down its head to hide a smile: some of the other birds tittered audibly.

Speech is the resuscitation breath for living corpses and the water of life for those who want to live forever.

The man I meet with is not often so instructive as the silence he breaks.

A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word.