Proper time Quote by Saint John Chrysostom

To make another person hold his tongue, be you first silent.

— Seneca the Younger

If any man think it a small matter, or of mean concernment, to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it is a…

— Plutarch

To be silent is not to lose your tongue. On the contrary, it is only through silence that one can discover something new to…

— Alan Watts

Before you speak make sure that your tongue is properly connected to your brain because many people are educated but not totally mannered.

— Katrin_o28

Do not speak - unless it improves on silence.

— Gautama Buddha

Your tongue is sacred. We all must keep in mind to not only think before we speak but to use it wisely .

— Anas

Speak only if it improves upon the silence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“No More Silence   If you feel like you have to be silent, let me be the first to say you don't. And if…

— Jennae Cecelia

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

— Epictetus

Listen! Clam up your mouth and be silent like an oyster shell, for that tongue of yours is the enemy of the soul, my…

— Rumi

It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.

— Plutarch

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much…

— William Drummond