think before you speak
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- considerThink about carefully
- filterPorous separation device
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- restraintControl over impulses
tongue · silence · tact · careful · words · regret · breath · moment · patience · mindful · diplomacy · caution · hesitate · reflect · bite · measure · deliberate · impulse
- wisdom sayingsproverbs, sayings, adages, maxims, aphorisms
- moral sayingsdo unto others, golden rule, do the right thing, honesty is the best policy, treat others fairly
deliberation vs impulsivity
think before you speakshoot from the hip
Act or speak impulsively
blurt out · fly off the handle · verbal diarrhea · loose lips · knee-jerk reaction
verbal caution vs verbal recklessness
think before you speakno filter
Without screening or softening
throw caution to the wind · let it all out · hold nothing back · foot-in-mouth disease · tactless
silence/restraint vs expression
think before you speaklet it rip