Franklin P. Adams Quotes

Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.

I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual now-a-days to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

I know things but I shut my mouth.

Sometimes, I get so annoyed when other people brag. And sometimes, I know that I'm better than that or I've got something better in the works; I don't say anything. I just say, 'Really? That's great.'

If I could go back in time and give Rookie C.J one piece of wisdom, it would be that sometimes less is more. Off the court, sometimes it's just better to shut up and be quiet.

Sometimes you've got to keep your mouth shut.

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.

Patience is timing, just being humble and being the most quiet person in the room.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything.

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

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Mum's the word.

Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Don't talk - keep it in your heart.

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

I'm not a show-off; I'm not an exhibitionist.