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Quote 3078
Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomachShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2962
The human voice is the organ of the soulShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 2944
There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourseShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2781
Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaidenShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 2669
People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they seldom useShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2660
How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2649
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.Showing Quotes on speech
Quote 2620
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2420
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they doShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2394
I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowelsShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 2377
We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows and, but which all the world does not practiceShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2156
The logic of words should yield to the logic of realitiesShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 2017
Where words fail, music speaksShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 1992
Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 1899
There is no grief like the grief that does not speakShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 1782
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselvesShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 1697
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with themShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 1573
Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 964
The language of friendship is not words but meaningsShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 825
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet wordsShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 652
A picture paints a thousand wordsShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 621
Action speaks louder than words.Showing Quotes on speech
Quote 523
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closedShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 518
England and America are two countries separated by the same languageShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 507
The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of itShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 492
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the pressShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 484
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them, they translate it into their own language, and forthwith it means something entirely differentShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 480
When in doubt tell the truthShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 479
Last words are for fools who haven't said enoughShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 448
Trees are Earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heavenShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 439
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 423
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say littleShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 388
It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 349
I often quote myself. I find it adds spice to the conversationShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 310
The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.Showing Quotes on speech
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Quote 245
My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the worldShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 202
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughterShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 198
Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understandShowing Quotes on speech
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Quote 175
Let us, then, be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep ourselves loyal to the truthShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 161
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy itShowing Quotes on speech
Quote 152
One man excels in eloquence, another in armsShowing Quotes on speech