Anxious Quote by Confucius

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

— Confucius

The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute-…

— Mencius

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

— Confucius

The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of…

— Confucius

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

— Confucius

He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some…

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

— Anonymous

“When facing society, the man most concerned, the man who is to do the most and contribute the most, has the least to say.…

— Ayn Rand

Speech has been given to man to disguise his thoughts.

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

— Publilius Syrus

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue.…

— Thiruvalluvar

Any man shall speak the better when he knows what others have said, and sometimes the consciousness of his inward knowledge gives a confidence…

— Owen Feltham