He only may chastise who loves.

A man seldom gives praise gratis. He commends a qualification in another, but then he would be thought himself to be a master of that qualification.

... talk, not sex, constitutes most of the intercourse between a man and his wife.

People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order, so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.

Never speak loudly to one another unless the house is on fire.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.

... even the most sublimely accomplished non-stop talker can't consistently please.

... all of us talk faster than we listen.

Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.

Talk does not cook rice.

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

You can take better care of your secret than another can.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.

Lovers never get tired of each other, because they are always talking about themselves.

The louder he talked on his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

When a man speaks of his strength, he whispers his weakness.