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A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A woman would rather swallow her teeth than her tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings French about woman

A woman's tongue is her sword, and she does not let it rust.

Proverbs and old sayings French about woman

The fox that sleeps in the morning has not his tongue feathered.

Proverbs and old sayings French

What the sober man keeps in his heart, is on the tongue of the drunkard.

Proverbs and old sayings French about heart, man

Truth makes the tongue smart.

Proverbs and old sayings German about intelligence, truth

Let him who is well off hold his tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings German about people

Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings German about nature, eyes

Don't let your tongue say what your head may have to pay for.

Proverbs and old sayings German about heads

The devil makes his Christmas pies of lawyers' tongues and clerk's fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings German about christmas, devil

If you take your tongue to the pawnshop, you can't redeem it later.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks bones.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek

It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek

Children have wide ears and long tongues.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about children

Sweet tongues buy horses on credit.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

Teach thy tongue to say, I do not know.

Proverbs and old sayings

Teach your tongue to say, I do not know.

Proverbs and old sayings

Teach your tongue to say, 'i don't know, ' rather than invent something.

Proverbs and old sayings