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One must speak little. In action one must say nothing. The chief is the one who does not speak. — Charles De Gaulle

One should, each day, try to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if possible, speak a few reasonable words — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

It's easy to get a reputation for wisdom. It's only necessary to live long, speak little and do less. — P.D. James

To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day. — Lao-Tzu

A man of your advanced years is surely a little deaf." "Sorry, could you speak up? I can't hear you. — E.L. James

I speak the truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more as I grow older. — Michel De Montaigne

I said to Life, I would hear Death speak. And Life raised her voice a little higher and said, You hear him now. — Kahlil Gibran

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire. — Democritus

We call a thing big or little with reference to what it is wont to be, as we speak of a small elephant or a big rat. — D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

If you find something to tell, tell it to your truest, though that make little to tell; the truer you speak, the more you will know to tell. — Laura Riding

Of my infancy I can speak little, only I do remember that in the fourth year of my age I had the measles. — William Lilly

It's a little hard to speak when you're not supposed to move. — Laurie Anderson

If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little girl. — An Na

I speak a little bit of Russian. — Gabe Polsky

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Americans speak few languages, know little about foreign cultures, and remain unconvinced that they need to rectify this. — Fareed Zakaria

Little Sally is beheading daisies on the drive ... couldn't be more eloquent if she could speak ... — Lauren Groff

In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it. — Juan Manuel Fangio

I am always able to speak with him (Christ) inwardly. But I am nevertheless just a lowly little man who does not always reach all the way up to him. — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills. — Jeremy Lin

I probably should be a little more cautious with how I speak, and I think my delivery needs to be a little softer. — Patti Stanger

In pubs across the land, the customers speak of little else but lunar nutation, especially since the moon is nutating at this very moment. — Tom Shields

I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons. — Bob Hope

I don't speak Spanish, I speak a little of Italian but no Spanish. — Karl Lagerfeld

There is little scientific data on the point, but evidently people do speak to themselves. — David Crystal

We speak much of God, and talk of him, his ways, his works; the truth is, we know very little of him. — John Owen

Speak but little and well, if you would be esteemed as a man of merit. — Richard Chenevix Trench

Perhaps learning to speak is realizing, little by little, that we can say nothing about anything. — Valeria Luiselli

Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame. — Gautama Buddha

Someone has to stand up and speak for the freedoms of the little guy. — Christopher Monckton

Do not speak of God much. After a very little conversation on the highest nature, thought deserts us and we run into formalism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Speak roughly to your little boy
and beat him when he sneezes!
he only does it to annoy,
because he knows it teases! — Lewis Carroll

I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages. — Matthew Morrison

I speak some French, Spanish, a little German and Gaelic. — Terry Wogan

We speak little if not egged on by vanity. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers - because it lives with those who know how to speak. — Zhuangzi

Great book speak volumes while saying little. — Travis Simmons

We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many. — Francine Rivers

Speak, then, manling," said Mother Winter. "You have a little time left. — Jim Butcher

If I do not speak in a language that can be understood there is little chance for a dialogue. — Bell Hooks

As we speak, cruel time is fleeing. Seize the day, believing as little as possible in the morrow. — Horace

I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate. — Marcus Camby

Said he little prince "But why do you always speak in riddles?"
"I solve them all" said the snake — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Go a little easy on the people around you. Try to reel in judging thoughts. Think before you speak. — John Manning

I'm not telling you to be quiet. I'm just saying that if you speak a little softer, we both might just hear what peace sounds like. — Noor Iskandar

Some people speak a lot, but have very little to say. Some people speak very little, but have very much to say. — Mark Hampton

Say little. But when you speak, utter gentle words that touch the heart. Be truthful. Express kindness. Abstain from vanity. This is the way. — Dana Perino

Speak little, do much. — Benjamin Franklin

But courage was growing in me too. Little by little it was getting harder and harder for me not to speak out. — Anne Moody

You speak evil of that which is fair beyond the reach of your thought, and only little wit can excuse you. — J.R.R. Tolkien

So I find words I never thought to speak
In streets I never thought I should revisit
When I left my body on a distant shore. — T. S. Eliot

I speak relatively little, except when I'm at home and I'm asking for things. — Roger Moore

That's right, stupid little voice, bash all my hopes and dreams. Shut up and tell me how to start a conversation with someone who doesn't speak. — C. Kennedy

Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods. — Gautama Buddha

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

He didn't speak much but the little he said kept me busy. — Peter Akinti

If all I get is a little controversy for speaking the truth, if I did less, I would not be worth living. — Andrew Young

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. — Confucius

Lady, can you speak up a little bit? Indianapolis is a little far from Europe - I can't hear you. — Marat Safin

Speak Little. Learn the words of eternity.
Go beyond your tangled thoughts and
find the splendor of paradise. — Rumi

You have told me your history, but speak little fo teh present. Why's that - Sabine Strohem — Nick Bantock

I don't speak Arabic - I know a little to get by, but that's all. — Laura Poitras

Edward," I said, managing to speak more clearly with a little effort, "there's no point to forever without you. I wouldn't want one day without you. — Stephanie Meyers

I'd love to create my own stuff. I've always written stuff, but it would be nice to have my hand a little deeper in the clay, so to speak. — Reece Thompson

I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grown older. — Catherine Drinker Bowen