Famous speaking quotations

   Nunca pierdas la oportunidad de callarte la boca.  Nice Word by Isabel Allende, La Ciudad de las Bestias, 2002 (Gracias, Maria.)

   Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.  Meaningful Quotation by Horace

Inspirational Sayings, Motivational Quotes, Great Words, Witty Proverbs
   An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.  Good Quote by Walter Bagehot

   The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.  Wise Phrase by Frank M. Garafola

   If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.  Wise Phrase by Austin O'Malley

   The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.  Famous Saying by Germain G. Glien

   Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.  Nice Word by Wendell Johnson

   Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.  Meaningful Quotation by Adlai Stevenson

   Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.  Good Quote by Josh Billings

   Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.  Wise Phrase by Hermann Hesse

   Don't tell your friends about your indigestion. How are you is a greeting, not a question.  Wise Phrase by Arthur Guiterman

   Coolidge was known for his terse speech and reticence. A woman bet her friend that she could get Coolidge to speak to her, which was something he was reluctant to do. She went up to him and said: Hello, Mr. President, I bet my friend that I could get you to say three words to me. You lose, Coolidge replied dryly, and walked away.  Famous Saying by Author Unknown

   Drawing on my find command of language, I said nothing.  Nice Word by Robert Charles Benchley

   By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.  Meaningful Quotation by Winston Churchill

   Two monologues do not make a dialogue.  Good Quote by Jeff Daly

   Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.  Wise Phrase by Pubilius Syrus

   I am annoyed by individuals who are embarrassed by pauses in a conversation. To me, every conversational pause refreshes.  Wise Phrase by George Sanders

   People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.  Famous Saying by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Cat's Cradle

   Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.  Nice Word by Ernest Hemingway

   Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.  Meaningful Quotation by Ambrose Bierce

   Never miss a good chance to shut up.  Good Quote by Will Rogers (verification of author per The Estate of Will Rogers, CMG Worldwide)

   Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.  Wise Phrase by Robert Quillen

   Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music.  Wise Phrase by Oliver Wendell Holmes

   Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.  Famous Saying by Author Unknown

   Among provocatives, the next best thing to good preaching is bad preaching. I have even more thoughts during or enduring it than at other times.  Nice Word by Ralph Waldo Emerson



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