Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.
Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.
Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light.
Speak less but act more.
Speak low, if you speak love.
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.