May 3, 2009 by Quentin Schultze Speak Only if You Can Improve Upon the Silence W hy did the monastics sometimes take vows of silence. Is silence better than speech? Is there anything fundamentally wrong with speech? It's probably true that if we are busily talking we might be less inclined to listen to others. To observe them. 469 likesAll Members Who Liked This Quote. Mahatma Gandhi — 'Speak only if it improves upon the silence.'.
Mahatma Gandhi Quote “Speak only if it improves upon the silence.”
Here are 200 silence quotes that will remind you of just how powerful it is: Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings. CHARLOTTE BRONTË Work hard in silence, let your success make the noise. FRANK OCEAN Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything. GORDON HEMPTON 2308 likes Like "Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact." ― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such tags: loquacity , remaining-silent , silence 1784 likes Like "Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret." ― Ambrose Bierce "Speak only if it improves upon the silence." - Mahatma Gandhi, Speech at Kingsley Hall, London Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent political and spiritual leader of India, spoke these words during a speech at Kingsley Hall in London in 1931. This quote encourages us to choose our words wisely and speak purposefully. Stop using it. Ask yourself: why do you use it? Do you really mean the words tumbling out of your mouth, like spilt decaffeinated coffee overflowing? (All the bitter taste; none of the buzz.) No..
Mahatma Gandhi Quote “Speak only if it improves upon the silence.”
Mindful Speech: Using Your Words to Help, Not Harm Practice restraint of pen, tongue, and thumb. Posted September 20, 2018 When we want our kids to express themselves in ways other than tantrumming. "Speak only if it improves upon the silence." - Mahatma Gandhi "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest Hemingway "Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards." - Lewis Carroll "I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent."
