I knew the profanity used up and down my street would not go over the air... So I trained myself to say 'Holy Cow' instead.
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.
Stay out of the gutter in your conversation. Foul talk defiles the man who speaks it... Don't swear. Don't profane. Avoid so-called dirty jokes. Stay away from conversation that is sprinkled with foul and filthy words. You will be happier if you do so, and your example will give strength to others.
Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.
And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.
Never use curse words, foul language, or racial slurs, or say anything about a person's appearance. Just work with being smart-mouthed.
People do not use foul language in the House of Commons chamber. They just don't do it, and I don't, either.
My dad said that if it's part of the character, I'm allowed to say bad words, but if it's not part of the character, and I say it at home when I'm not acting, that I won't be acting anymore.
There are certain things you don't say that's disrespectful. They detract from the point you're trying to make.
I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That's the truth.
I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny.
He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who knows the limits of his anger.
