But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.

Guard your tongue before it digs your grave.

Make it a rule of your life to use your Tongue for high purposes alone. Resolve to speak in no way of any man or woman unless you can speak of the good qualities of that man or woman. No one ever gained Happiness out of injuring the Feelings or Character of someone else. No one ever failed to get Happiness by speaking well of other people.

All right, then, I'll go to hell.

Learn the lesson: Once the words are out, you cannot take them back. Keep them under control. Be particularly careful with sarcasm: The momentary satisfaction you gain with your biting words will be outweighed by the price you pay.

The misuse of language induces evil in the soul

But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will run wild and cause you grief. Power cannot accrue to those who squander their treasure of words.

Done to death by slanderous tongue

It is not, nor it cannot, come to good,
But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.

The human tongue is a beast that few can master.

If you don't control your temper, your temper will control you.

if you can not calm your mind, check at least your tongue. For so it is written: Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips that they speak no guile. Seek peace and pursue it.

Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue

The compulsive talker must go through the herculean transformation of learning to quit or must become a great monologuist.