Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more read more

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good
words or in good order.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for read more

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

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves read more

He who does not make his words rather serve to conceal than
discover the sense of his heart deserves to have it pulled out
like a traitor's and shown publicly to the rabble.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
may know how ye ought to answer read more

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
may know how ye ought to answer every man.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.