C. J. McCollum Quotes

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

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

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.

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

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

An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue.

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

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too much talking. Let them be rather confined, and held back within their own banks. An overflowing river quickly gathers mud.

It illustrates vividly my incapacity of knowing when to be silent and when to speak.

Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish within yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.

When you have nothing to say, you don't talk.

A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth.

Never miss an opportunity to just shut up.

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

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

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

I sometimes let people down, especially when I was younger. I was cavalier about what people told me. Part of growing up is learning when to shut up.

I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.

My best attribute is knowing when not to answer stupid questions.

I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open.

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own.