Talking- christiansquoting.org.uk

Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff;
and, nudge me when I have said enough.

To do all the talking and not be willing to listen is a form of greed. - Democritus of Abdera, 4th-5th century B. C.

Nothing lowers the level of conversation more than raising the voice. -Stanley Horowitz

If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be be better than they are in the world; at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.- JOHN OWEN

It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow-necked bottles: the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out. ~Alexander Pope, Miscellanies Vol 2 (1727)

A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted. - Francis Quarles

There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting. - Mark Twain

I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time and prevents arguments. ~ Oscar Wilde, The Remarkable Rocket.

An old saying has it that there are three things we should not discuss in polite company: sex, politics and religion. We don't follow this advice when it comes to sex and politics. Sexuality, especially in the context of relationships, is an everyday topic of conversation. Office and national politics are discussed constantly. The third theme alone is missing. Next time you're at a party, try sidling up to someone, drink in hand, and ask, "So what do you think about God, anyway?" You will quickly find yourself alone. Everyone has his or her own ideas about God, we are told. But that is equally true of sex and politics. The truth seems to be that most of us have lost the knack for talking about the deepest issues of life. This lack impoverishes our conversation and, ultimately, our lives as well. -David J. Wolpe