A soft answer turneth away wrath.

First learn the meaning of what you say  and then speak. — Epictetus

When a man is asked to make a speech  the first thing he has to decide is what to say. — Gerald Ford

I&#039;ve never thought my speeches were too long  I&#039;ve rather enjoyed them. — Hubert Humphrey

Blessed is the man who  having nothing to say  abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot

Look wise  say nothing  and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought. — William Osier

I have learnt a good deal from my own talk. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Speech is the small change of silence. — George Meredith

If you don&#039;t say anything  you won&#039;t be called on to repeat it. — Calvin Coolidge