For someone who makes his living by the use of words, written or spoken, the following are sober reminders about practicing reasonable constraints:

If your lips would keep from slips: Five things observe with care: To whom you speak, of whom you speak, and how…and when and where. Will Noris

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. Publius

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I said, ‘I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle.’ King David

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those who love it will eat its fruit. King Solomon

If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, his religion is worthless. James

Think first. Talk less. Start today. Chuck Swindoll

Enough said…