“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Before you speak, think -Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence?”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Self-control is the real power!”
john b. bejo
“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
Epictetus
“To silence another, first be silent yourself”
Latin Proverb
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
“Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.”
Baltasar Gracian