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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. ↗

— Confucius

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Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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I think it bespeaks a generous nature, a man who can cook. ↗

— Jilly Cooper

#cook #generous #i #i think #man

Pity speaks to grief More sweetly than a band of instruments. ↗

— Barry Cornwall

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Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day. ↗

— Marguerite Duras

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A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. ↗

— Brendan Francis

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Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place. But Shakespeare is like bathing in the sea - one swims where one wants. ↗

— Vivien Leigh

#just #like #place #sea #shakespeare

When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes. ↗

— Ella Maillart

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My uncle is so funny - Don Vito. He was always fat with the craziest voice. Dude, he barely speaks English; it's just full-blown jibber-jabber. It's so funny to watch on TV because you really need subtitles because you can't understand him. ↗

— Bam Margera

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Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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