Communication Quotes

"The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it " "Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts." "Arguments are to be avoided they are always vulgar and often convincing" "The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow nor the lion the horse how he shall take his prey" "There is nothing to express, nothing with which to express, nothing from which to express, no power to express, no desire to express, together with the obligation to express." "Words are all we have." "There are two types of people in the world: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same" "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say" "I meant what I said and I said what I meant" "If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool" "The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories" "The realm of silence and the realm of words are the farthest apart of anything in creation." "Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections." "I quote others only in order the better to express myself." "To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature" "A secret is something you tell one person at a time" "We need trust in the dialogue between citizens and their government" "We die to each other daily What we know of other people" "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger " "There are three things worth having in this world: courage, good sense, and caution in those who speak better than they write"