Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one… — Hafez Copy Share Image
Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize… — Og Mandino Copy Share Image
Never upstage a man. Don't top his joke, even if you have to bite your tongue to keep from doing it. Never… — Arlene Dahl Copy Share Image
“Try to be the best; try never to be the worst! Live and play the role honey plays on your tongue in… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live… — Walter Raleigh Copy Share Image
When their lips met, and their tongues touched, it was like they were kissing in a hundred different places, and her senses… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
Science and technology contribute to the fast-expanding vocabularies of all living civilized tongues at a faster rate than all other fields of… — Mario Pei Copy Share Image
America has been the New World in all tongues, to all peoples, not because this continent was a new-found land, but because… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
but that mimosa grove - the haze of stars, the tingle, the flame, the honey-dew, and the ache remained with me, and… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I dread the loss of her I've never touched love keeps me a slave in a cage of tears I gnaw my… — Sarah Kane Copy Share Image
My grandmother lived under Japanese colonial rule until she was nine. Korea, still united and whole, was colonized in 1910. During this… — Crystal Hana Kim Copy Share Image
I tell this anecdote with tongue in cheek at the start of my book William Burroughs and the Secret of Fascination, but… — Oliver Harris Copy Share Image
To look at life without words is not to lose the ability to form words- to think, remember, and plan. To be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We ourselves, though we're guilty of every sin, are not just a work of God: we're image. Yet we have cut ourselves… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
The men are mostly so slow, their thoughts overrun 'em, an' they can only catch 'em by the tail. I can count… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
In the face of brutality I was prudent. Before injustice I held my peace. I sacrificed the things in hand for the… — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
There are but two sorts of government: one where men show their teeth at each other, and one where men show their… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
when you [lose someone], it feels like the hole in your gum when a tooth falls out. You can chew, you can… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight… — Iain Glen Copy Share Image
“Do you charm all the ladies with that silver tongue?” “I’m sorry. The smell of your breath is making me a little… — Electa Graham Copy Share Image
Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word My choicest hours Are… — Rabia Basri Copy Share Image
And you know what - and I don't mean this in tongue in cheek way - but it's like deja vu. When… — Hulk Hogan Copy Share Image
I'm Iranian, which means I feel that I have more right to take off other races and religions, being an 'ethnic' myself.… — Kayvan Novak Copy Share Image
Because you need me," he said, drawing in his breath as she squirmed against him. "Just as I need you." He crushed… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
How old are you?" asked Door. Richard was pleased she had asked; he would never have dared. "As old as my tongue,"… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
But the mechanics of learning to 'throw your voice' are pretty simple. Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
“Every time you speak, you are either building up yourself for the better or you are limiting yourself for the worse. Words… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The rhythm of my body is the same as my mother tongue. It is in this rhythm where I find sanctity, that… — Kim Hyesoon Copy Share Image
Thus die I, thus, thus, thus. Now am I dead, Now am I fled; My soul is in the sky: Tongue, lose… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The eyes of men converse as much as their tongues, with the advantage that the ocular dialect needs no dictionary, but is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“His tongue rubbed over hers. She cautiously stroked back with her own, earning a little growl of approval. A thrill chased over… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
You seem to be attracted to trouble," he said. "Yeah, she's real pretty," I replied. "Your tongue is sharper than mine ever… — Obert Skye Copy Share Image
“If it's painful for you to criticize your friends, you're safe in doing it; if you take the slightest pleasure in it,… — Alice Duer Miller Copy Share Image
Loud is the summer's busy song The smallest breeze can find a tongue, While insects of each tiny size Grow teasing with… — John Clare Copy Share Image
“Though her muscles went rigid, her tongue sparred with his, as he might have guessed it would. Each lick and swirl, each… — Kerrigan Byrne Copy Share Image
If you watch Olivier's interviews, he has this reptilian tongue; it seems too big for his mouth. My pursuit of that became… — Julian Sands Copy Share Image
Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You have quite the clever tongue on you!” “I’ve never actually had someone’s tongue on me,” Shallan said, turning a page and… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
The inner music of the Soul is the real song. It's tunes are self-existing and self-supporting and need no outer aids of… — Kirpal Singh Copy Share Image