We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought.

Men do not long continue to think what they have forgotten how to say.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.

Communication does not happen when you speak, happens when you pause. Remember to pause

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

We're the most aggressively inarticulate generation to come along since, you know, a long time ago!