Remember Quote by Plutarch

I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue.

— Xenocrates

When Demaratus was asked whether he held his tongue because he was a fool or for want of words, he replied, "A fool cannot…

— Plutarch

“He who holds his tongue in check controls both mind and body (James 3.2ff.). Thus it must be a decisive rule of every Christian…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“He sniffed, and said as others had before him and others no doubt would again, "I have learned never to say, 'Never again.”

— Tracy Kidder

“Simon winced as the man fought for words. He didn't appear to be stuttering so much as emotionally overcome, but it was never pleasant…

— Julia Quinn

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.

— Andrew Lang

“Remember that the man who truly repents is never satisfied with his own repentance.”

— Charles H. Spurgeon

“Again it became suddenly plain and perceptible to him that he had just told a fearful lie - that he would never now be…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“The apostle James tells us that a man who can control his tongue can control the rest of his body as well. This goes…

— Douglas Wilson

Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.

— Boyd K. Packer

“Al has known more than one unfortunate soul that has lost his ability to talk, after forgetting to hold his tongue.”

— Gary Edward Gedall

The tongue is a powerful tool. And the words we say are never forgotten. Never.

— Pat Williams