Sayings about Talking
The people who talk the best are not the only ones who can tell you the most interesting things. ~ Chinese Proverb
Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do. ~ Traditional Proverb
Excessive talk is sure to include errors. ~ Burmese Proverb
When money is talking, the rest of the world shuts up. ~ German Proverb
The fool sings a love song to his wife; the wise man will talk about his dog. ~ Turkish Proverb
Many talk like philosophers yet live like fools. ~ Traditional Proverb
The best thing about animals is they don’t talk much. ~ Thornton Wilder
The mouth which eats does not talk. ~ African Proverb
Who talks a lot at the table will leave it hungry. ~ German Proverb
A person who talks a lot is sometimes right. ~ Spanish Proverb
A woman’s work is worth more than the talk of a thousand men. ~ Tajikistani Proverb
Money talks — everything else walks. ~ American Proverb
Talk does not cook rice. ~ Chinese Proverb
Not only those who can talk the best tell you the most interesting things. ~ Chinese Proverb
When you talk about future happenings the devil starts to laugh. ~ Japanese Proverb
Talk of the devil and he’ll appear. ~ Latin Proverbs
One timely shout is better than constant talk. ~ Mexican Proverbs
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. ~ Chinese Proverb
Never whisper to the deaf, or wink at the blind. ~ Slovenian Proverb
The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living. ~ Danish Proverb
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further off than the roar of a lion. ~ Arabian Proverb
What is whispered in your ear is often heard a hundred miles off. ~ Chinese Proverb
I am talking to you, daughter-in-law, so that you could hear it, neighbor! ~ Egyptian Proverb
A talkative bird will not build a nest. ~ West African Proverb
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. ~ English Proverb
Italians talk to women, Frenchmen to the learned, and the Spaniard talks to God. ~ Spanish Proverb
He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense. ~ Ivorian Proverb
Scholars talk books, butchers talk pigs. ~ Chinese Proverb
Who talks little hears better. ~ Russian Proverbs
Leave a great talker in the middle of the street. ~ English Proverbs
A woman talks to one man, looks at another, and thinks about a third. ~ Sanskrit Proverb
He who wants to talk with the dogs must learn to bark. ~ Romanian Proverb
Talking to one another is loving one another. ~ Kenyan Proverbs
People talk about something until it actually happens. ~ German Proverb
Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey. ~ United States Proverb
Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar. ~ Greek Proverb
Always talk big and you will never be forgotten. ~ French Proverb
Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence. ~ Vermont Proverbs
Two good talkers are not worth one good listener. ~ Chinese Proverb
People who have little to do are excessive talkers. ~ Traditional Proverb
Who talks a lot, talks about himself. ~ Yiddish Proverb
It is better to talk to a woman and think of God, than talk to God and think of a woman. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Talking is easy, action difficult. ~ Spanish Proverb
He who talks continuously, talks nonsense. ~ African Proverb
In much talk there is much irrelevancies. ~ Hungarian Proverbs
A bad man talks about what he has eaten and drunk — a good man about what he has seen and heard. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. ~ Zimbabwean Proverb
Talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~ Swedish Proverbs
The less people think the more they talk. ~ Traditional Proverb
If you are a fast talker at least think slowly. ~ Cretian Proverb
Love talks, even with closed lips. ~ German Proverbs
Talking is silver, silence is golden. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Beware of a man that does not talk and a dog that does not bark. ~ Portuguese Proverb
Though talking face to face, their hearts are a thousand miles apart. ~ Chinese Proverb
He who talks to a silent listener will soon stand naked. ~ Japanese Proverb
He, who always wants the last word, ends up talking to himself. ~ Breton Proverb
It’s not the fault of the parrot, but of the one who teaches him to talk. ~ Guatemalan Proverb
Two great talkers never go far together. ~ Spanish Proverb
Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear. ~ Traditional Proverb
The fast talker makes mistakes. ~ Japanese Proverb
The talkers aren’t strong; the strong don’t talk. ~ Myanmar Proverb
One must talk little, and listen a lot. ~ Mauritanian Proverb
I’m talking to the door, but I want the walls to hear me. ~ Afghan Proverb
Much talk, little work. ~ Dutch Proverbs
Don’t talk too much — your ignorance exceeds your knowledge. ~ Spanish Proverbs
The talk of the day is the dream of the night. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Great talker, great liar. ~ French Proverb
With a full belly it is easy to talk about fasting. ~ Croatian Proverb
If you keep on talking, you will end up saying what you didn’t intend to say. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Talking without thinking is shooting without aiming. ~ Chinese Proverb
Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation. ~ Chinese Proverb
Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking. ~ Chinese Proverb
Cheap To talk goodness is not good… only to do it is. ~ Chinese Proverb
A man has two ears and one mouth; he therefore should listen more than he talks. ~ Danish Proverbs
Quotations about Talking
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. ~ Plato
When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting. ~ St. Jerome
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. ~ Ernest Hemingway
When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes. ~ Victor Hugo
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. ~ Max Beerbohm
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil. ~ Pearl Bailey
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well. ~ John Marshall
To do all the talking and not be willing to listen is a form of greed. ~ Democritus
They never taste who always drink; they always talk who never think. ~ Matthew Prior
The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. ~ Fran Lebowitz
The moment you start to talk about playing music, you destroy music. It cannot be talked about. It can only be played, enjoyed and listened to. ~ John McLaughlin
The less you talk, the more you’re listened to. ~ Abigail Van Buren
The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking. ~ Melissa Leo
The focus should not be on talking. Talk is cheap. It must be on action. ~ Howard Berman
Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds. ~ Sir Walter Raleigh
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen. ~ Mason Cooley
Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. ~ Cullen Hightower
Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their customers. ~ Ross Perot
Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well. ~ Mark Haddon
Prayer is talking with God and telling Him you love Him, conversing with God about all the things that are important in life, both large and small, and being assured that He is listening. ~ Neil C. Strait
Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you’re listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time. ~ Kelsey Grammer
One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening. ~ Franklin P. Jones
On sensitive issues, talk isn’t cheap – it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut. ~ arvin Olasky
I’ll talk. You’ll listen. ~ Bruce Nauman
If you talk to your body, it will listen. ~ Bernie Siegel
If there’s anything I have learned since returning to Congress, it’s that talk is still cheap, progress is still slow, and our liberties continue to erode every day. ~ Matt Salmon
I used to love to sit and listen to the old people talk about yesterday. There’s a lot of good information there. ~ Curtis Mayfield
I like to get my hands dirty. Talk is cheap. ~ Chen Guangbiao
I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening. ~ David Hockney
As a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory. ~ Bob Marley
Anybody who thinks talk is cheap should get some legal advice. ~ Franklin P. Jones