...You have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation!

— Gail Carriger

Always speak the truth - think before you speak - and write it down afterwards.

— Lewis Carroll

If where you are is worthwhile then where you are from doesn't matter.

— Amit Kalantri

Fail soon so that you can succeed sooner.

— Amit Kalantri

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Look, people, I’m announcing a new rule. It’s going to seem harsh. But it’s necessary.”The word “harsh” got almost everyone’s attention.“We can’t have people sitting around all day playing Wii and watching DVDs. We need people to start working in the fields. So, here’s the thing: everyone age seven or older has to put in three days per week picking fruit or veggies. Then Albert’s going to work with the whole question of freezing stuff that can be frozen, or otherwise preserving stuff.”There was dead silence. And blank stares.“What I’m saying is, tomorrow we’ll have two school buses ready to go. They hold about fifty kids each and we need to have them mostly full because we’re going to pick some melons and it’s a lot of work.”More blank stares.“Okay, let me make this simple: get your brothers and sisters and friends and anyone over age seven and be in the square tomorrow morning at eight o’clock.”“But how about—?”“Just be there,” Sam said with less firmness than he’d intended. His frustration was draining away now, replaced by weariness and depression.“Just be there,” someone mimicked in a singsong voice.Sam closed his eyes, and for a moment he almost seemed to be asleep. Then he opened them again and managed a bleak smile. “Please. Be there,” he said quietly.He walked down the three steps and out of the church, knowing in his heart that few would answer his call.

— Michael Grant

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.

— Ptah-Hotep

A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Speech’ is such a thing that if handled [used] correctly, it encompasses all the major vows (mahavrats).

— Dada Bhagwan