speech Quotes (21)

“The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.”

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.”

“You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.”

“Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.”

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.”

“He who acts as soon as he speaks — that is a person of worth.”

“Good words are a fine weapon.”

“A single word rules the world.”

“Speaking is the domain of knowledge; listening is the privilege of wisdom.”

“He who knows when to speak also knows when to be silent.”

“The most troublesome thing is that everyone speaks without thinking.”

“Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.”

“He who speaks but does not act is like a garden full of weeds.”

“To speak much and to speak well are two different things.”

“Speech is a portrait of the mind.”

“A dog is not considered clever because it barks well, nor is a man considered wise because he speaks well.”

“Speech is the mirror of action.”

“Words, like beautiful flowers, have their own colors.”

“A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.”

“If words do not accord with reason, it is worse than not speaking at all.”