Their Tongues Quotes

43 quotes by 39 authors

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues. — Jean de la Bruyere
Every one in this world has as much as they can do in caring for themselves, and few have leisure really to think of their… — Hester Lynch Piozzi
There are many whose tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues. — Unknown Author
I am opposed to writing about the private lives of living authors and psychoanalyzing them while they are alive. Criticism is getting all mixed up… — Ernest Hemingway
Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free. — Anna Akhmatova
Among the worst examples is that of the Alberni Indian Residential School (British Columbia) where, during the 1920s, children caught talking Indian suffered the hideous… — Ward Churchill
Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total banishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems not now an open question.… — Abraham Lincoln
She is convinced that when language dies, out of carelessness, disuse, indifference and absence of esteem, or killed by fiat, not only she herself, but… — Toni Morrison
In outstanding classrooms, teachers do more listening than talking, and students do more talking than listening. Â Terrific teachers often have teeth marks on their tongues. — Alfie Kohn
Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more… — Baruch Spinoza
You got men who can't hold peace and women who can't control their tongues. The rich seduce the poor, and the old seduce the young. — Bob Dylan
Language is a living thing. It must survive in men's minds and on their tongues if it survives at all. — Charlton Laird
Your tittle-tattlers, and those who listen to slander, by my good will should all be hanged--the former by their tongues, the latter by the ears. — Plautus
Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too… — William Shakespeare
I shall never forget what I saw at the Museum of Modern Art: in a spotless schoolroom, fifty little girls painting away at tables covered… — Jean Cocteau
There are only two sorts of doctors; those who practise with their brains, and those who practise with their tongues. — William Osler
The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love… — Robert Fulghum
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words. — Baruch Spinoza
I don't know where I learned elephants like their tongues slapped. Whatever turns you on. — Betty White
They are all alike you know. They hold their tongues for years and you think you're safe, but when the opportunity comes they remember everything. — Edith Wharton

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