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A woman's strength is a multitude of words.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, woman

Quarrels end, but words once spoken never die.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, end, death

Better to bit your tongue than biting your words.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word

The words of the wise become sweet the day after.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, day

Great events may stem from words of no importance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about events, word

A hypocrite's hatred is hidden behind flattering words.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about flattering, word

The mouth of an elderly man is without teeth, but never without words of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wisdom, word, man

The words of the elders do not lock all the doors, they leave the right door open.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness, word

The words you say to tell the truth are as important as the decision to be truthful.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth, word, contentment

An old man's mouth produces a bad smell but the words that come out of it are sweet.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, bad luck, bad, man, old, olderness

A person's cleverness is not shown by how many words he utters at once but how he utters them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, people

Be careful of the words you say each day, make sure each is nice and sweet, because may be in the days ahead, there will be some you'll have to eat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about day, word, contentment

Fair words butter no cabbage.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans

Deeds speak louder than words.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about deeds, word, americans

Many words will not fill a bushel.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans

A smile is worth a thousand words.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about smile, word, americans

A fool and his words are soon parted.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans

To one who understands, few words are needed.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans

Speak kind words and you will hear kind answers.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans, contentment

The weaker the argument, the stronger the words.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about word, americans