Individual Quote by Ferdinand de Saussure

Regardless of communication between man and man, speech is a necessary condition for the thinking of the individual in solitary seclusion. In appearance, however,…

— Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world.

— Gabriela Mistral

Speech is but the incorporation of thought.

— Joseph Joubert

We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought.

— Oliver Sacks

Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.

— James Earl Jones

Speech is the index of the mind.

— Seneca the Younger

Speech is the mark of humanity. It is the normal terminus of thought.

— Susanne Katherina Langer

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we…

— Henry David Thoreau

Speech is one of the marvels that characterize man, and also one of the most difficult spontaneous creations that have been accomplished by nature.

— Maria Montessori

No speech is ever considered, but only the speaker. It's so much easier to pass judgement on a man than on an idea.

— Ayn Rand

Speech is one symptom of affection; and silence one; the perfect communication is heard of none.

— Emily Dickinson

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.

— Anonymous