Speak Quotes

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. (Laozi)
Speak no ill of a friend, nor even of an enemy. View quote
Pittacus of Mytilene
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. View quote
Epictetus
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. View quote
Euripides
It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well. View quote
Plutarch
It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies. View quote
Noam Chomsky
Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening. View quote
Seneca
Never listen to people who speak badly of others and good of you. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things. View quote
Hesiod
We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak. View quote
Albert Einstein
Have more than you show, Speak less than you know. (William Shakespeare)
Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely. View quote
Publilius Syrus
God's mouth knows not how to speak falsehood, but he brings to pass every word. View quote
Aeschylus
Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. View quote
Epictetus
In a well-governed country, speak boldly and act boldly. In a country where lawlessness prevails, let your actions be bold but your speech tactful. View quote
Confucius
When angry, count ten before you speak if very angry, count a hundred. View quote
Thomas Jefferson
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. View quote
Plato
Liars when they speak the truth are not believed. View quote
Aristotle
I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak. View quote
Lillian Hellman
Everyone speaks well of his heart; no one dares speak well of his mind. View quote
François de La Rochefoucauld
If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the first place. (George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax)
Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you. View quote
William Blake
Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to? View quote
Clarence Darrow
Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy. View quote
José Martí
Let any man speak long enough, he will get believers. View quote
Robert Louis Stevenson
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