Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.
About John Witherspoon
John Witherspoonwas a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jerseybecame an influential figure in the development of the United States’ national character.
More quotes from John Witherspoon
Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.
Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)
Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.
Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)
Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.
Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)
The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches.
Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)