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Spouses that love each other say a thousand things without speaking.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, love

He is a fool that praises himself, and he a madman that speaks ill of himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A man has two ears and one mouth that he hear much and speak little.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings about punishment, truth

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

Figs he calls figs, a spade a spade. [Said of a man who speaks with sincerity and means what he says. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sincerity, man

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about merit, silence

Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence

It is well to know how to be silent till it is time to speak.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about time

Walls don't have ears but they hear, they don't have mouths but they speak.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man