Discreet Quote by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

Being a comfortable public speaker, which involves easily being able to go off-script, strongly signals competence.

— Amy Cuddy

“A discreet person . . . • is strong, yet humble; • expresses genuine concern and interest; • exercises caution to avoid unnecessary risks;…

— Susan C. Young

Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.

— Benjamin Franklin

Keeping silent when you are expected to speak, is powerful

— Florah

The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the…

— Lowell Thomas

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

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good…

— Francis Bacon

Do not speak - unless it improves on silence.

— Gautama Buddha

Since I am used to speaking in public, I know that it is useless.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Extemporaneous speaking should be practiced and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other…

— Abraham Lincoln

About what one can not speak, one must remain silent.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein