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The mouth that eats should not talk, for it risks swallowing a fly.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He who talks to you while travelling at night is thanked in the morning.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about night

People should not talk while they are eating or pepper may go down the wrong way.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad, people

All plants are our brothers and sisters and they talk to us and if we listen we can hear them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Money talks -- everything else walks.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about money, americans

A fool talks with his ears stuffed up.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

A fool talks most when he has the least to say.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

A person who talks about his inferiors hasn't any.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about people, americans

A bird is known by his note and a man by his talk.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

A human learns how to talk early, but how to keep silent late.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about human imperfections, americans

A great talker may be no fool, but he is one who relies on him.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

The squirrel does not talk back to the elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Angolan

If talk is silver then silence is gold.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence

The most praised form of fluency is silence when talk isn't wise.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence

All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.

Proverbs and old sayings

A woman talks to one man, looks at another, and thinks about a third.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, man

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

Proverbs and old sayings

Excessive talk is sure to include errors.

Proverbs and old sayings about error

A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about husband, wife

When you talk about the sun, you will see her beams.

Proverbs and old sayings Canadian about sun