#speech

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.

Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

True words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not true. Good men do not argue; those who argue are not good.

Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Speak, that I may see you; for the soul reveals its stature through the words it chooses.

The misuse of language induces evil in the soul; let your speech be pure and true to the measure of reality.

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.

Speak only when your words are a balm.

Speak the language of peace, and the universe will echo back.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

The tongue like a sharp knife... kills without drawing blood.

Understanding is the heart of well-spoken words.

Let your words be like flowers: fragrant and gentle.

The silent presence is the master of all speech.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to higher planes.

Speak with measured gravity and act with decisive speed.

Speak such words that will bring peace to your own heart and fill others with serene joy.

Do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Great wisdom is generous; small wisdom is contentious. Great speech is quiet; small speech is noisy.

When you meet your friend on the roadside or in the marketplace, let the spirit in you move your lips and direct your tongue.

Let your words be like sweet water to those parched in the desert of despair.

The tongue is only three inches long, yet it can bring down a seven-foot warrior.

The tongue never slips when the heart is quiet.

Misfortune enters through the mouth; disease enters through the mouth.

Silence is the safest ornament of the ignorant in an assembly of the wise.

Speak the truth, speak what is pleasing, but never speak an untruth to please, nor a harsh truth out of malice.