A Quote by Thomas a Kempis

It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.

Thomas a Kempis

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Easier More Should Speak Than Word Words

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Thomas a Kempis
German - Priest
1380 - 1471

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

Francis Bacon

What, gone without a word? Ay, so true love should do; it cannot speak, For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.

William Shakespeare

Very few men can speak of Nature, for instance, with any truth. They overstep her modesty, somehow or other, and confer no favor.They do not speak a good word for her. Most cry better than they speak, and you can get more nature out of them by pinching than by addressing them. The surliness with which the woodchopper speaks of his woods, handling them as indifferently as his axe, is better than the mealy-mouthed enthusiasm of the lover of nature. Better that the primrose by the river's brim be a yellow primrose, and nothing more, than that it be something less.

Henry David Thoreau

We've been taught to believe that actions speak louder than words. But I think words speak pretty loud all of our lives; we carry these words in our head.

Marlo Thomas

I have seen these persons speak unthinkingly, not realizing that to speak is also to be. Word and gesture are man's thought. We should not speak without reason.

Isabel Allende

Valyrian is oddly easier than Dothraki. It's got a more lyrical flow to it that feels more familiar to the way I speak. That makes it slightly easier.

Emilia Clarke

To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities.

Dalai Lama

Actions speak louder than words, and it's no more true than with your kids.

Brad Pitt

They say actions speak louder than words, but actions dont speak. People speak, and people are loud.

Jennette McCurdy

Actions should speak louder than words.

Urmila Matondkar

They say actions speak louder than words, but actions don't speak. People speak, and people are loud.

Jennette McCurdy

We are going to learn more by what we see than by what we hear. Our actions speak so loudly that we don't have to say a word.. Words only account for about seven percent of our communication.

John Assaraf

The things we felt most are hardest to put into words. Hate is always easier to speak of than love. How shall I make love go through the sieve of words and come out something besides a pulp?