We speak little if not egged on by vanity.

It is given to few persons to keep this secret well. Those who lay down rules too often break them, and the safest we…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The law of silence: Speak little. Say only what you must. Speak only when necessary. Your oratory should be deeds, not words. You accomplish:…

— Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

People are more slanderous from vanity than from malice.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Of my infancy I can speak little, only I do remember that in the fourth year of my age I had the measles.

— William Lilly

I speak a little bit of Russian.

— Gabe Polsky

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.

— Democritus

Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which…

— Hafez

Honey, you need to get laid. (Selena) Why don’t you speak a little louder, Lanie? I don’t think the guys in Canada were able…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.

— Bob Hope

“You have told me your history, but speak little fo teh present. Why's that - Sabine Strohem”

— Nick Bantock

I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.

— Ram Charan

Hear much, speak little

— Bias of Priene

Speak little, do much.

— Benjamin Franklin

“My French friend tells me that someday, if I work at it, I may no longer be flattering myself when I say I can…

— Patricia Briggs

“One must speak little. In action one must say nothing. The chief is the one who does not speak.”

— Charles de Gaulle