Quotes & Sayings About A Wise Man Speaks

When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes. — Vinoba Bhave

Stupid speaks loudly; he makes noise like pigs! Wise man speaks calmly; he makes sound like quiet lakes! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

... the wise Man that holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool who speaks. — Thomas Fuller

The Voice
There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
"I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong."
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What's right for you
just listen to
The voice that speaks inside. — Shel Silverstein

The wise man thinks once before he speaks twice. — Robert Benchley

For he who knows does not speak, He who speaks does not know" (12) And "The Wise Man gives instruction Without the use of speech." (13) — Thomas Merton

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. — Plato

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Ben Jonson

A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Heinrich Heine

Jesus was not born in a manger in central Pennsylvania. He was a man of color. And the fact that we have represented him for centuries literally as a white man speaks to the entire history of white supremacy. — Tim Wise

Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action. — Ramakrishna

When Knowledge Went North (excerpt)
As for us,
We came nowhere near being right,
Since we have the answers.
"For he who knows does not speak
He who speaks does not know"
And "The Wise Man gives instruction
Without the use of speech. — Thomas Merton

No greater evil can a man endure Than a bad wife, nor find a greater good Than one both good and wise; and each man speaks As judging by the experience of his life. — Sophocles

A wise man never speak too much of himself; his actions speaks for itself". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

That night was the first time I understood the covering. The covering is the fire. It is the strength, courage, and power Yahweh equips us with. It girds a man's loins when he needs it and lets a man know that Yahweh forgives him when he fails. It snaps our legs when we need it. It speaks Yahweh's wise counsel ... It comes only from Yahweh, who alone is the shepherd that we need. — Cliff Graham

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks. — Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib