Though I say't that should not say't.

Though I say't that should not say't.

The most precious things in speech are the pauses.

The most precious things in speech are the pauses.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

The heart seldom feels what the mouth expresses.
[Fr., Le coeur sent rarement ce que la bouche exprime.]

The heart seldom feels what the mouth expresses.
[Fr., Le coeur sent rarement ce que la bouche exprime.]

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.

Let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.

For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.

For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read more

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.

I have but nine-pence in ready money, but I can draw for a
thousand pounds.

I have but nine-pence in ready money, but I can draw for a
thousand pounds.