A List of Quotes

I thought you might enjoy these. Those in red are my personal favorites. If we heeded some of these, I believe we would be a lot better off. There is a lot in the Bible about watching our tongues!

• It takes a child two years to learn to talk; it takes a man all his life to learn how to keep his mouth shut.
  
• It would be better to leave people wondering why you didn’t talk than why you did.
  
• A closed mouth gathers no feet.
  
• Saving face is often accomplished by keeping the lower part of it shut.
  
• It’s impossible for a worthwhile thought to enter your mind through an open mouth.
  
• If your mind should go bland, don’t forget to turn off the sound.
  
• There is a danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he gets his brain a-going.
  
• Birds are entangled by their feet and men by their tongues.
  
• A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over (B. Franklin).
  
• If you wouldn’t write it and sign it, don’t say it.
  
• What isn’t said can’t come back to hurt you.
  
• Wise men think without talking; fools talk without thinking.
  
• Man’s ears aren’t made to shut, but his mouth is.
  
• Most people will agree with you if you just keep quiet.
  
• It is usually the person with a big mouth that bites off more than he can chew.
  
• It is impossible to keep your mind and mouth open at the same time.
  
• Watch your tongue; horse sense is seldom hitched to a waggin’ tongue.
  
• Keeping you chin up also keeps your mouth closed.
  
• Long tongues will mean short friends.
  
• Even a fish would stay out of trouble if he kept his mouth shut.
  
• As a man grows older and wiser, he talks less and says more.
  
• Think twice before you speak, and it will do no harm if you keep thinking while you speak.
  
• It is better to keep you mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
  
• Two times you should keep your mouth shut – when you are swimming and when you are angry.
  
• Speaking without thinking is like shooting without aiming.
  
• Those who jump to conclusions may land with a foot in their mouth.
  
• Usually the first screw that gets loose in one’s head is the one that controls the tongue.
  
• What should not be heard by little ears should not be said by big mouths.
  
• When you get into deep water, keep your mouth shut.
  
• The only substitute for brains is silence.
  
• Words break no bones, but they do break hearts.
  
• If a man’s life be lightning, his words are thunder.