A Quote by Thomas Browne

Think before you act; think twice before you speak.

Thomas Browne

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Thomas Browne
British - Scientist
October 19, 1605 - October 19, 1682

Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

William Arthur Ward

Think twice before you speak to a friend in need

Ambrose Bierce

Think before you speak. Think before you judge. Think before you think you have a person all figured out.

Lily Collins

Words spoken can not be recalled so think twice before you speak.

William Shakespeare

I wish that all those, who on this night are not merry enough to speak before they think, may ever after be grave enough to think before they speak!

Ann Radcliffe

Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself - a wise move at any age, but most especially at seventeen, when you are in the greatest danger of coming to annoying conclusions.

Fran Lebowitz

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

E. M. Forster

Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.

Evan Esar

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Napoleon Hill

My people, you gotta think before you move, you gotta speak before you cry, you gotta live before you die.

Lil B

Always think twice before you decide to do anything for a film. It may seem like a career-changing idea, but think of your family and your future before doing anything risky. Train properly, because looking strong and being strong are two different things.

Akshay Kumar

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

Fran Lebowitz

To to change misery, disease and failure into joy, health, success and prosperity, I must think, speak and act, in ways which are the exact reverse of how most people think, speak and act.