Talk long enough and you will regret it.

Talk is cheap but it can't be bought back.

The tongue of a fool is his damnation.

A bore is a person who talks when you want him to listen.

Talk sense to a fool and he will call you foolish.

Say nothing and they might think you are a fool - say something and they will know you are.

Hasty speech has been the downfall of many.

If we say what we like, we may hear what we don't like.

A person may lack the power of conversation - but not the power of speech.

Fools are wise as long as they remain silent.

Be wise and hear - be a fool and speak.

We may regret our speaking but never our silence.

Deeds are better than words.

Talk too much and you will soon say something you didn't intend to.

When nothing is known, we should be silent - when everything is known, why speak?

he thoughtless are rarely wordless.

Watch out for the fellow who lets you do all the talking.

The greatest talkers are often the least doers.

It's the second word that makes the quarrel.

In many words we lose truth.

The fewer the words, the fewer the mistakes.

A spoken word cannot be recalled.

Look wise and say nothing - speech is only useful to conceal our thoughts.

Hear much - say little.

Beware of words, for with words we lie.

Where there is no common language, there is suspicion.

We may forget blows but not words.