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Where there is a glut of words, there is a dearth of intelligence.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about intelligence, word

If they don't exchange a few words, father and son will never know one another.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about word

Soft words butter no turnips.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about word

F air words never fed a friar.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about air, word

When wrathful words arise a closed mouth is soothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about word

Soft words butter no parsnips, but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage either.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about word, heart

Fine words don't feed cats.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Fair words won't feed a cat.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Smooth words make smooth ways.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Not all words require an answer.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Facts are male, words are female.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Fair words, but look to your purse.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Smooth words do not flay the tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

Plenty of words when the cause is lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word

A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word, man

He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word, contentment

One who speaks fair words feeds you with an empty spoon.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word, contentment

Truthful words are seldom pleasant.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word

Spend words as efficiently as money.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word, money

Unspoken words are the flowers of silence.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about flowers, silence, word