"The punishment of a liar is that, even when he speaks the truth, none believe him. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"A causeless curse will rebound on its utterer in the end. " ~~ Rashi
"Do you see a man hasty of speech? There is more hope for a fool than for such. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 29:20
"Words are the guide to acts: the mouth makes the first move." ~~ Leone Da Modena
"Righteous lips cover up hatred; but he who lets out slander is a fool." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:18
"If a horse with four legs can sometimes stumble, how much more a man with only one tongue! " ~~ Shalom Aleichem
"Press your lips together: don’t be in a hurry to answer." ~~ Talmud, Abodah Zara 35a
"If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two." ~~ Talmud, Megillah 18a
"Deceit in words is worse than deceit in money. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia
"Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra
"But how can you say, “It was only talk, so no harm was done?” Were this true, then your prayers, and your words of kindness, would be a waste of breath." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"The worst of mankind is he whose power of speech exceeds his power of thought. " ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
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