| Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and speech only to conceal their thoughts. -- Voltaire |
| Author:
VoltaireEra:
1694 |
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| When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell. -- John Dryden |
| Author:
Dryden, JohnEra:
1631 |
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| The educated Southerner has no use for an 'R', except at the beginning of a word. -- Mark Twain |
| Author:
Twain, MarkEra:
1835 |
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| A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. -- Confucius |
| Author:
ConfuciusEra:
-551 |
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| In labouring to be concise, I become obscure. -- Horace |
| Author:
HoraceEra:
-65 |
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| As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish. -- Demosthenes |
| Author:
DemosthenesEra:
-384 |
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| Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time. -- Thomas Carlyle |
| Author:
Carlyle, ThomasEra:
1795 |
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| Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about. -- Saskya Pandita |
| Author:
Pandita, SaskyaEra:
1182 |
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| Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. -- Buddha |
| Author:
BuddhaEra:
-568 |
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| The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. -- Rig Veda |
| Author:
Veda, RigEra:
-1200 |
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| A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. -- Chuang-tzu |
| Author:
Chuang-tzuEra:
-350 |
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| The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood. -- Chinese Proverb |
| Author:
Proverb, ChineseEra:
0 |
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