Considerate Expression Quotes

The wise man thinks once before he speaks twice.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

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

It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

Dare to contend without being contentious. Preserve the truth without hurting people. Love and be charitable.

Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.

There is nothing that needs to be said in an unkind manner.

I stand behind what I say. If I don't want it to be out there then I won't say it. I am not out to hurt somebody. I am out to call attention to certain things but I am also out to make people laugh with my delivery and style of bluntness.

I believe in choosing your words very carefully. It's funny: I'll get comments like, 'Oh I love you. You don't care; you have no filter.' On the contrary, I absolutely have a filter, because I understand decorum, and my objective is not to upset people.