talking

is done by men because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.

Wise men talk because they have something to say... fools talk because they have to say something.

is defined as committing an indiscretion without temptation from an impulse without purpose.

TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impulse without purpose.

is distinguished from speaking in that a fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. Heinrich Heine

's opposite is not listening... it is waiting.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

is vital to the process of thinking --- Our opinions do not really blossom into fruition until we have expressed them to someone else.

Our opinions do not really blossom into fruition until we have expressed them to someone else. Mark Twain

is to open and close the mouth rapidly while the bellows in the throat pumps out the gas in the brain.

is not always the answer. It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

is a hydrant in the yard, and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house; opening the first takes the pressure off the second.

Talking is a hydrant in the yard, and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house; opening the first takes the pressure off the second

talking, n.All