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Fair words winna mak the pat bile.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Twa words maun gang to that bargain.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He's weel wordy sorrow that buys it.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about sadness

A man of words, but no deeds, is like a garden full of weeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about deeds, garden, man

A man o' words, and no o' deeds, is like a garden fu' o' weeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about deeds, garden, man

A healthy ear can stand hearing sick words.

Proverbs and old sayings

Unspoken words cannot be noted.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

At death, one's words and defects are buried.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about defects, death

Like feathers, words are blown away by the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Who is defeated by words is not always convinced by the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about truth

Every promise is a debt and is owed, blessed is he who keeps his word.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about promise, word

One shares food not words.

Proverbs and old sayings about food

A man throws stones not words.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

You lend a false ear to false words.

Proverbs and old sayings

A person stands next to a shade not next to words.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action.

Proverbs and old sayings about humor, action, common sense, sense, man

To mad words deaf ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Wounds heal, but not ill words.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Sugared words generally prove bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about bitter

Friendly words gain much and cost nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing