Quote by Plato

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools bec

Summary

This quote suggests that wise individuals speak when they have meaningful or valuable insights to share. Their words carry weight and contribute to the conversation. On the other hand, fools tend to speak compulsively, regardless of the significance or relevance of their words. They feel the need to constantly express themselves, even if what they say lacks substance. Therefore, this quote highlights the distinction between those who speak purposefully and those who speak merely for the sake of speaking.

By Plato

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

If I speak to thee in friendship's name, thou think'st I spe

If I speak to thee in friendship's name, thou think'st I speak too coldly, if I mention love's devoted flame, thou say'st I speak too boldly

Love Friendship

At the end of the day I have always seen the end of my relat

At the end of the day I have always seen the end of my relationships as a personal failure. There is nothing ever pretty in saying goodbye.

Elisabetta Canalis

Failure

If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking.

If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking.

General George Patton

Thought

An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks mo

An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks more than his own doctor.

Alvan L. Barach

Alcohol/alcoholism

..there has been 32 isms since the advent of cubism, yet aft

..there has been 32 isms since the advent of cubism, yet after all there are essentially the same two old strings, the Romantic and the Classical. We've just be confused by the storm. Science and psychology have played a great part to say nothing of sex.

Science

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

Wilt Chamberlain

Competition

The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a vie

The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a regular basis.

Travel

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Witho

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.

Charles Kennedy

Communication

The want of education and moral training is the only real ba

The want of education and moral training is the only real barrier that exists between the different classes of men. Nature, reason, and Christianity recognize no other. Pride may say Nay; but Pride was always a liar, and a great hater of the truth.

Class

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

Duchess Abrantes

Prejudice

Well, the great thing for me about poetry is that in good po

Well, the great thing for me about poetry is that in good poems the dislocation of words, that is to say, the distance between what they say they're saying and what they are actually saying is at its greatest.

Poetry

You can trust Charlie Crist.

You can trust Charlie Crist.

Trust