Speech Quotes

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in a few words.

Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Thought is the fountain of speech.

Tears at times have all the weight of speech.

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.

Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.

Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.

Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Ill deeds are doubled with an evil word.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.