think first and speak afterwards
- think first and speak afterwards
1557 R. EDGEWORTH Sermons B6 Thinke well and thou shalt speak wel.
1623 W. PAINTER Chaucer New Painted B1v Thinke twise, then speak, the old Prouerbe doth say. Yet Fooles their bolts will quickely shoot away.
1639 J. CLARKE Parœmio-logia Anglo-Latina 133 First thinke and then speak.
1640 R. BRATHWAIT Art asleep Husband? vii. You thinke twice before you speake, and may be demanded twice before you answer.
1855 H. G. BOHN Hand-Book of Proverbs 528 Think to-day and speak to-morrow.
1902 E. HUBBARD in Philistine May 192 Think twice before you speak and then talk to yourself.
1943 L. I. WILDER Happy Golden Years i. You must do your thinking first and speak afterward. If you will..do that, you will not have any trouble.
1981 P. O’DONNELL Xanadu Talisman iv. Please think before you speak.
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