Alphonse Karr Quotes

He who does not know how to be silent will not know how to speak.

Speech is better than silence; silence is better than speech.

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

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.

Don't talk too much or too soon.

Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence.

While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head.

The way I figured it, keeping quiet was safe. Words could betray you if you choose the wrong ones, or mean less if you used too many.

Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.

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

I like my hands. They do most of the talking.

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

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

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.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.

There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

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

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

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