Quote Origin: Before You Speak, Listen. Before You Write, Think (opens in new tab)

William Shakespeare? William Arthur Ward? Rex Beach? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A miscellaneous collection of lines offering advice has implausibly been attributed to the acclaimed English playwright William Shakespeare. Here are three of the lines: Before you speak, listen.Before you write, think.Before you spend, earn. The Shakespeare ascription is clearly dubious. The lines above … Continue reading "Quote Origin: Before You Speak, Listen. Before You Write, Think"