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Speak Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.
- Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
- Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
- Speak little, do much.
- Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
- Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.
- He that speaks ill of the mare will buy her.
- When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.
- Speak with contempt of none, from slave to king, The meanest Bee hath, and will use, a sting.
- He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.
- Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.
- He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
- I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I…
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