Communication Quote by Hazrat Ali

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

Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

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

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

We have for too long been taught that the sight of a man speaking to himself is a sign of eccentricity or madness; we…

— Teju Cole

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

— Confucius

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the…

— Owen Feltham

A man has only a limited number of ways in which he can express strong emotions or violent passions. He uses the same gestures…

— Tadeusz Borowski

When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on the contrary,…

— Criss Jami

A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

— Confucius