Think before you speak. Read before you think. — Fran Lebowitz
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. — Epictetus
Always when you are about to say anything, first weigh it in your mind; for with many the tongue outruns the thought. — Isocrates
Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. — Mother Teresa
Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid. — Bernard Meltzer
Words spoken can not be recalled so think twice before you speak. — William Shakespeare
THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind? — Alan Redpath
Think before you speak. Think before you judge. Think before you think you have a person all figured out. — Lily Collins
Think before you speak, your words could hurt someone's feeling more than you intended it to. — Justin Bieber
Listen before you talk. See if you can hear the other side out before you express yourself. — William Ury
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. — Napoleon Hill
Conceal your heart, control your mouth. Beware of releasing the restraints in you; Listen if you want to endure in the mouth of the hearers. Speak after you have mastered the craft. — Egyptian Proverbs
Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear. — Wayne Dyer
Short Before You Speak Quotes
Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening. — Dorothy Sarnoff
Speak only if it improves upon the silence. — Mahatma Gandhi
A wise man fills his head before emptying his mouth. — African Proverbs
Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. — Ernest Hemingway
Before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean. — Jimi Hendrix
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. — Claudius
We must speak to them with our hands by giving, before we try to speak to them with our lips. — Peter Claver
Everyone is wise until he speaks. — Proverbs
Be gentle with your words - you can't take them back. — Willie Nelson
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Silence is better than bullshit.
Think Before You Speak Quotes
Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. — William Arthur Ward
YOUR WORD IS YOUR WAND. THE WORDS YOU SPEAK CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY — Florence Scovel Shinn
Every time you speak right, you are training yourself to think right and act right. — T. B. Joshua
The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.
Let nothing be said about anyone unless it passes through the three sieves: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? — Amy Carmichael
Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said. — Voltaire
When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say. — Abraham Lincoln
Have more than you show, speak less than you know.
Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak. — Lysa TerKeurst
The power to see change in your life can be found in the words you speak. You have the power to set the destiny for your life by what comes out of your mouth. — Joel Osteen
A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her. — Lysa TerKeurst
Think before you speak. Spend less than what you make. And whatever happens, try to make the best of what's going on. — Mike Leonard
Think Twice Before You Speak Quotes
Think twice before you speak, then say it to yourself first. — Unknown
Think before you act; think twice before you speak. — Thomas Browne
Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once. — Evan Esar
Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.
Think twice before you speak to a friend in need. — Ambrose Bierce
Think twice before you speak - and you'll find everyone talking about something else. — Frances Rodman
Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people. Before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children. — Cory Booker
Do not let the loud utterances of your own wills anticipate, nor drown, the still, small voice in which God speaks. Bridle impatience till He does. If you cannot hear His whisper, wait till you do. Take care of running before you are sent. Keep your wills in equipoise till God's hand gives the impulse and direction. — Alexander Maclaren
Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants. — Maggie Kuhn
Silence is never more golden than when you hold it long enough to get all the facts before you speak. — Unknown
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods. — Seneca
Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself - a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions. — Fran Lebowitz
Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking. — Dale Carnegie
Have you ever had the sensation of looking at someone for the first time and ever so quickly the past and future seem to fuse ? Does that not mean something ? That we felt so much, so deeply, before even speaking? — Charles Dickens
Tomorrow you may want to persuade somebody to do something. Before you speak, pause and as yourself, "How can I make this person want to do it? — Dale Carnegie
People will make judgments before you even speak based on the way you look. Most definitely your physical appearance matters. The way you dress, your hygiene - it all matters. — Jonathan Adler
If I am afraid to speak the truth lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, "You do not understand", or because I fear to lose my reputation for kindness; if I put my own good name before the other's highest good, then I know nothing of Calvary love. — Amy Carmichael
If I should go before the rest of you Break not a flower nor inscribe a stone, Nor when I'm gone speak in a Sunday voice But be the usual selves that I have known. Weep if you must, Parting is hell, But life goes on, So sing as well. — Joyce Grenfell
Okay, I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I'm a very superstitious person. I'm walking onto the plane as we speak. I'm putting my hands on the outside of the plane and my feet are on the lip of the plane. I have to do it every time before I fly. — Jessica Chastain
It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your subject. — Cass Gilbert
Die before you die and find that there is no death. — Eckhart Tolle
The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks. — Mortimer Adler
I keep forgetting I'm speaking in an American accent sometimes. The dangerous thing is that you end up forgetting what your real accent is after a while! It's really strange; I've never done a job in an American accent before. — Robert Pattinson
Think before you speak, and don't say everything you think. — Alexander Lebed
Our words have creative power. With our words, we can speak blessings over our future or we can speak negative things over our future. — Joel Osteen
We've all been hurt by words before. So before you speak, think about how your words might affect someone else. — Naya Rivera
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