Speak little and to the purpose. - Proverb

Speak little and to the purpose. – Proverb

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He who knows little knows enough if he knows how to hold is tongue. – Italian Proverb

Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. – Dale Carnegie

We speak that what we know and testify to that which we have seen. – Bible

To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing. – Chinese Proverb

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