Here are some proverbs on the importance of speech.
"The talker will lead the dog to the meat market. "
"He who talks thinks, but the one who doesn't talk thinks more."
Shemhotep ************ "There is something dreadfully wrong with an education/socialization process that leaves us ignorant of our past, strangers to our people, apes of our oppressors, and creatures of habitual, shallow thought, and trivial values." -Dr. Asa G. Hilliard,III
"general group behavior patterns matter more than individual exceptions. and past group behavior is indicative of future group behavior." - yuckwheat
"Everyone has their myths which is fine. However when one parades "myth" as "fact" especially concerning ANOTHER group of people independent of the said myth-making group then we have a problem. The myth now becomes a LIE." - Solarus