Joel Osteen Quotes

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

Never miss an opportunity to just shut up.

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

I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

I think the whole world should try not talking for a day.

There isn't much I have to say, that I wouldn't rather just shut up and do.

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

There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.

I believe the only thing that we really have control over is our attitude. If we focus on the positive things in our lives and learn how to cope with all the surprises, we will be happier people.

I have not yet learned to keep still.

Occasionally, you might enjoy the luxury of an unexpressed thought.

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

If you're not sure of what to say, don't say anything.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

I observe and remain silent.

If you must make a noise, make it quietly.

Silence is the necessary space around things that allows them to develop and flourish without my pushing.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".

Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!

He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak.

Less pains in the world a man cannot take than to bold his tongue.

It costs nothing to say something kind. Even less to shut up altogether.

Shut your mouth; open your eyes and ears.

Better the feet slip then the tongue.