“Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.”

“The talkative person is one who speaks more than he thinks. Someone who thinks a great deal and talks a great deal is never considered a talkative person. The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart.”

“A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.”

“Who was it who said that a wise man speaks when he has something to say, but a fool speaks because he must?”

“To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.”

“Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something”

“Don't speak
Don't speak no more
Cos your eyes do the talking
Don't speak
Don't speak no more
Cos your eyes do the talking
You don't have to say nothing
Say nothing
Cos your eyes do the talking”

“If a man is a fool, the best thing is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.”

“Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.”

“1953. Learn the art of Silence; the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks.”