In Maine we have a saying that there's no point in speaking unless you can improve on silence.
Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.
Silence is for fools. Communication is for leaders. Justice is for those brave enough to not stand another moment dealing with people that feel the solution to any problem is through cold indifference...
Words represent your emotional state, beware of what you speak! Restore your mental balance.
Say something worthwhile and people will listen.
Criticize me if you can, but that won't stop me from saying what i like, my mouth is mine, and not yours.
Blessed is the man who having nothing to say abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.
I must admit, that I have learned more from my negative experiences than I have ever learned from my positive one.
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word never to withdraw one.
Winston [Churchill] has devoted the best years of his life to preparing his impromptu speeches.