Quotes about Speech

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

My speech is too fast; my oration confused; love knows no order.

Author Glennon Doyle Melton wrote, "Every time we open our mouths and speak, we are either saying let their be light or let their be darkness.

Is what I'm saying true? Is it necessary? Will it honor God?

when your tongue is sharp enough to slice a rock. How

The wise woman thinks twice and speaks once or, better yet, does not speak at all.

Now no one is going to make you talk--possibly no one can. But bear in mind, language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals

Totalitarianism always starts with restrictions on the rights of others. We must avoid this at all costs. George Washington even said, "If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life. PROVERBS 18:21

Proverbs 11:9: Evil words destroy one's friends; wise discernment rescues the godly. Proverbs 11:12: It is foolish to belittle a neighbor; a person with good sense remains silent. Proverbs 11:25: The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:37