Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Half-wits talk much, but say little.

— Benjamin Franklin

Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.

— Jean de la Bruyere

As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Without big words, how could many people say small things?

— Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

And the purpose of small talk is not to be controversial, clever or even interesting. It's simply to fill the silent void with a…

— Gyles Brandreth

I'm not great at small talk.

— Courteney Cox

Some people talk too much and say too little.

— Anonymous

One always speaks badly when one has nothing to say.

— Voltaire

when one never speaks, one has nothing to say because one has too much to say.

— Ingrid Bergman

It was odd how one found oneself making trivial conversation on important occasions. Perhaps it was because one could not say what was really…

— Barbara Pym

One never repents of having spoken too little but often of having spoken too much.

— Philippe de Commines