Think before speaking

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Weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath.

William Shakespeare

Othello

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Topic

Think before speaking Careless speech Talking

Speaker

Othello

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Othello

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1604 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Othello. King's Men, 1 Nov. 1604, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Othello." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 3.

Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way.

Michael Scott

The Office

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Topic

Think before speaking Talking too much

Speaker

Michael Scott

Actor

Steve Carell

Source

The Office

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"The Duel." The Office, written by Greg Daniels and Jennifer Celotta and Ricky Gervais, directed by Dean Holland, season 5, episode 11, Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille Productions, 2009.