Quotes about speakers and speaking

"The words of tongue should have three gate keepers."

Proverb, Arabian on speakers and speaking   

"To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing."

Proverb, Chinese on speakers and speaking   

"A closed mouth catches no flies."

Proverb, French on speakers and speaking   

"He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention."

Proverb, French on speakers and speaking   

"A good speaker makes a good liar."

Proverb, German on speakers and speaking
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"Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding."

Proverb, German on speakers and speaking   

"When at a loss how to go on, cough."

Proverb, Greek on speakers and speaking   

"He who knows little knows enough if he knows how to hold is tongue."

Proverb, Italian on speakers and speaking   

"Two great talkers will not travel far together."

Proverb, Spanish on speakers and speaking   

"Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything."

Rogers, Will on speakers and speaking   

"Be sincere, be brief; be seated."

Roosevelt, Franklin D. on speakers and speaking
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"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

Rousseau, Jean Jacques on speakers and speaking   

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"Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care."

Safire, William on speakers and speaking   

"He suffered from a rush of words to the head."

Samuel, Herbert on speakers and speaking   

"Most people have to talk so they won't hear."

Sarton, May on speakers and speaking   

"It always takes a person much longer to tell you what he thinks than what he knows."

Saying on speakers and speaking
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"When ever the speech is corrupted so is the mind."

Seneca on speakers and speaking
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"When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people."

Seneca on speakers and speaking   

"It is terrible to speak well and be wrong."

Sophocles on speakers and speaking   

"Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words."

Spinoza, Baruch (Benedict de) on speakers and speaking   

"I sometimes marvel at the extraordinary docility with which Americans submit to speeches."

Stevenson, Adlai E. on speakers and speaking   

"The relationship of the toastmaster to the speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it."

Stevenson, Adlai E. on speakers and speaking   

"Some people approach every problem with an open mouth."

Stevenson, Adlai E. on speakers and speaking   

"I would rather be guilty of talking over a person's head than behind his back."

Stevenson, Adlai E. on speakers and speaking   

"The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much."

Taft, William Howard on speakers and speaking   

"If you have nothing to say, say nothing."

Twain, Mark on speakers and speaking
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"There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus."

Twain, Mark on speakers and speaking
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"There are two kinds of people who don't say much, those who are quiet and those who talk a lot."

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"He who does not say too much has too much to say."

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"Too many of us speak twice before we think"

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"What you are doing rings so loudly in my ears that I can't hear what you're saying."

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"Don't talk unless you can improve the silence"

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"A smart person knows what to say, a wise person knows whether or not to say it."

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"An orator who is disposed to evil subverts the law."

Unknown, Source on speakers and speaking   

"The secret of successful speakers? Passion and compassion with a purpose."

Walters, Lily on speakers and speaking   

"Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much."

Wayne, John on speakers and speaking   

"Unconsciousness is one of the most important conditions of good style in speaking and writing."

White, R. S. on speakers and speaking   

"A good speaker is a good listener who hears what lesser speakers fail to."

White, Somers on speakers and speaking   

"Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two."

Wilde, Oscar on speakers and speaking   

"Talk to a woman as if you loved her, and to a man as if he bored you."

Wilde, Oscar on speakers and speaking