3779. One may say too much, even upon the best Subject.

No one can be too talkative without often saying something that makes him look foolish, for the wise man's saying goes: "Whoever talks too much does himself a bad turn."

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

A man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows.

He who talks much cannot always talk well.

When a man gits tew talking about himself, he seldum fails tew be eloquent, and often reaches the sublime.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

The chief drawback with men is that they are too talkative.

Speaking much also is a sign of vanity; for he that is lavish in words is a niggard in deeds.

A Man may so overdo it in looking too far before him, that he may stumble the more for it.

Too much philosophy makes men mad.

had gotten in trouble from talking too much.

That is one of the many reasons why I avoid speaking as much as possible. For I always say either too much or too little, which is a terrible thing for a man with a passion for truth like mine.

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.