Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
More Quotes from Epictetus:
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.Epictetus
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
Epictetus
It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring the other only convicts them.
Epictetus
Everything has two handles one by which it may be borne, another by which it cannot.
Epictetus
God has entrusted me with myself.
Epictetus
Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak
Epictetus
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.Wanda Sykes
I was born in Alabama, but I only lived there for a month before I'd done everything there was to do.
Paula Poundstone
I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and businesspeople. As thousands of people around the country join the movement, it gets more and more exciting.
Richard M. Daley