Man Speaks Quotes

29 quotes by 26 authors

A man speaks of what he knows, a woman of what pleases her: the one requires knowledge, the other taste. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart. — Joseph Joubert
Money is truthful. If a man speaks of honor, make him pay cash. — Robert A. Heinlein
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Ben Jonson
The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation. — Chinua Achebe
When a man speaks of the need for realism one may be sure that this is always the prelude to some bloody deed. — Isaiah Berlin
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. — Gautama Buddha
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. — Plato
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of… — Gautama Buddha
Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he. — Publilius Syrus
A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine
When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes. — Vinoba Bhave
What we mean by sentimentalism is that state in which a man speaks deep and true sentiments not because he feels them strongly, but because… — Frederick William Robertson
If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong? — Ken Robinson
The stars once spoke to man. It is world destiny that they are silent now, but in their silence there grows and ripens what man… — Rudolf Steiner
Every man speaks and writes with intent to be understood; and it can seldom happen but he that understands himself might convey his notions to… — Samuel Johnson
If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved and who is… — Erich von Stroheim
Best ever was filming in Barcelona last year, and I had a couple of scenes with De Niro. He's a very shy man. Speaks so… — Toby Jones
Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day. — Marguerite Duras

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