"A man speaks only what he ponders in his heart. " ~~ Elhanan L. Levinsky
"The worst of men is he whose tongue is mightier than his mind." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra
"What is lofty can be said in any language, and what is mean should be said in none." ~~ Maimonides
"A good man who speaks evil is like a palace next to a tannery: one defect destroys all the grandeur." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 56b
"It is a duty to say what should be heard, and a duty not to say what should not be heard." ~~ Talmud, Yebamot 65b
"Man’s chief superiority over animals is his power of speech; if he abuses it, he is no higher than they." ~~ The Sassover Rabbi
"Do not scoff at your fellow’s error! " ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Slander is worse than weapons; for weapons hurt from near, slander from afar." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Pe’ah I:1
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