Speak Well Quotes

53 quotes by 43 authors

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. — Jane Austen
It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues. — Jean de la Bruyere
We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive… — Jean de la Bruyere
My Grandmother would say, 'Make sure you look good. Make sure you speak well. Make sure you remain that Southern gentleman that I've taught you… — Jamie Foxx
If you think well of others, you will also speak well of others and to others. From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.… — Mother Teresa
You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart. — John Ford
The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you. — E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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 Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another. — Samuel Johnson
The ability to speak well is the shortcut to distinction. — Dale Carnegie
Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven. — Camillus de Lellis
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of… — Samuel Beckett
Well used are those cruelties (if it is permitted to speak well of evil) that are carried out in a single stroke, done out of… — Niccolo Machiavelli
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong. — Sophocles
I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15, 16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family… — Roberto Cavalli
I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a… — Stanley Kubrick
For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but… — Lactantius
If you work for a man, in heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work… — Elbert Hubbard

Who Wrote These Speak Well Quotes

43 authors contributed a total of 53 Speak Well Quotes, led by these top contributors: