Speak Less Quotes

Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.

To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene.

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Those involved with practical reactors, humbled by their experiences, speak less and worry more.

To speak less of oneself than what one really is, is folly, not modesty; and to take that for current pay which is under a man's value, is pusillanimity and cowardice.

Advice on evangelism needs to be tailored to individual situations. For instance, I know someone who needs to be encouraged to speak less and work more. That would be a better testimony for him because he has certainly let his work colleagues know about Jesus. It's not that I don't want him to witness about Jesus, but I have a lot of sympathy for his employer. He is paying for work to be done.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest.

In the realm of culture in America, white European culture has held the floor for centuries; just as with any one-sided conversation, a balance can only be achieved if the speaker who has dominated speaks less and listens more.

If I had to do it all over again, I would speak less and study more.

For maximum impact, listen more and speak less.

In all things, to serve from the lowest station upwards is necessary. To restrict yourself to a trade is best. For the narrow mind, whatever he attempts is still a trade; for the higher, an art; and the highest in doing one thing does all, or, to speak less paradoxically, in the one thing which he does rightly he sees the likeness of all that is done rightly.

Speak less but act more.