Suzy Kassem Quotes

Thou weigh'st thy words before thou givest them breath.

I don't say anything unintentionally.

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.

If thy words be too luxuriant, confine them, lest they confine thee; he that thinks he never can speak enough may easily speak too much. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted.

The tongue should not be suffered to outrun the mind.

Much has been written about the life of the mind.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

I always try to think before I talk.

I was about to write that in the future I would chose my words more carefully but I'm sure I won't.

I am a better listener than talker - but that's partly because I believe rows are often caused by saying things you haven't thought through properly.

Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.

When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?

Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart.

Open your eyes, train your ears, use your head. If a mind you have, then use it while you can.

You think, you don't just speak. The lines come off the thoughts.

You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.

Within seconds thoughts become words that slip off our tongue and into the world. Pausing before we speak may seem cumbersome, but it allows us to decide: Is this helpful? Does this need to be said now? What is the best way to say this?

Better say nothing at all. Language is worth a thousand pounds a word!

You should learn to say nothing that will cause you regret. You should not say what is not in your heart - or what is only in your heart for a moment. But you know this - silence is better.

If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.

Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.

...slow down and self-edit and ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything: "Does this need to be said?" "Does this need to be said by me?" "Does this need to be said by me now?"

Do not let one's tongue outrun one's sense.

Be gentle with your words - you can't take them back.

If people thought a quarter of what they speak, this world would be heaven.