Quotes about talking
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Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
George Eliot1819–1880Impressions of Theophrastus Such, Ch, 4 (1879); comparable to. James Russell Lowell 1871: Blessed are they who have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it.He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
Harry S. Truman1884–1972Address at the National Plowing Match (18 September 1948); as quoted in Miracle of ‘48: Harry Truman’s Major Campaign Speeches and Selected Whistle-stops (2003); edited by Steve Neal
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Poor Richard’s AlmanackNever express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Dorothy L. Sayers1893–1957Often credited to Peter Wimsey
Bertrand Russell1872–1970A History of Western Philosophy (1945)To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
Joseph Joubert1754–1824The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert (1883)- Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Poor Richard’s Almanack (1879)
