Margaret Chase Smith Quotes

The problem is that people think once and talk 10 times. It's better to think 10 times before you talk once.

When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important.

We still need a voice that thinks before it speaks.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

If you don't love it, don't touch it.

I regret things all the time. I've never regretted not saying something. I've only regretted saying something.

Don’t ever talk until you know what you’re talking about…

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

Lennon has an amazing ability to think before she speaks. She doesn't have to constantly be talking. She just thinks, and when she speaks, it's thoughtful. She's very calm. I'm trying to learn that from her.

They only babble who practise not reflection.

There's nothing wrong or evil about having a bad day. There's everything wrong with making others have to have it... with you.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

There is a time to speak and a time to listen, and sometimes people need to shut up.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

I'm realising now that I can't just blurt things out.

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Before, I just spewed whatever it was I thought about everything. I tend to be more contemplative now.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.