Buddha

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

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Chinese Proverb

The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.

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Chuang-tzu

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

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Confucius

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

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Demosthenes

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

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Dryden, John

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.

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Horace

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

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Twain, Mark

The educated Southerner has no use for an 'R', except at the beginning of a word.

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Veda, Rig

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

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