First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
-Epictetus
Don't talk, just act. Don't say, just show. Don't promise, just prove.
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
Benjamin Franklin
The words you speak become the house you live in.
- Hafiz
To speak and to speak well are two different things; a fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
- Ben Jonson
Free Speech carries with it some freedom to listen
- Warren E. Burger
Speech is power: Speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The power of speech is as great as any that can be named.
- John Henry Newman
A speech should not just be a sharing of information, but a sharing of yourself.
- Ralph Archbold
"There is no substitute for hard work."
-Thomas Edison
Hard Work
"If you aren't willing to work for it, don't complain about not having it."
Development
The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and understanding between people.
- Maria Montessori
Language
Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection and character of the growth of its speakers.
- Ceasar Chavez
Speak leadership
The art of communication of leadership.
- James Humes
The language of kindness
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
- Willia, Arthur ward
Knowing whether to speak
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
- Napoleon Hill
Buddha asks.
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do if you do not act upon them?
- Buddha
The worth of speech
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
- Napolean Bonaparte
Learn
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
- Epictetus
The difference
There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
- Simon Sinek