(1274 quotes found)
“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.”
George Bernard Shaw
“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
Confucius
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
Buddha
“We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill.”
Lord Mansfield
“I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech.”
William Shakespeare
“Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks”
Jean Kerr
“One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.”
Dale Carnegie
“I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you”
Ben Folds
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