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The cheese vessel will not sail merely by words.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about word

Don't speak sweet words when your deeds are of stone.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about deeds, word

A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about word

Enter alcohol, exit words.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about word

Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another's ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about word

The wiser the man, the fewer his words.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about word, man

The best shortage is a shortage of words.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about word

Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about word, time

If words fail no others will avail.

Proverbs and old sayings about 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

Wisdom consists of ten parts: nine parts silence, and one part a few words.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence, wisdom, word

Wisdom consists of ten parts -- nine parts of silence and one part with few words.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence, wisdom, word

If you are rich, you speak the truth if you are poor, your words are but lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth, word, wealth, contentment

If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about advice, word

Rather weigh the will of the speaker, than the worth of the words.

Proverbs and old sayings English about word

With a walking-stick you reach many lands; you reach many more with words.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about word, contentment

There are many people who can sing, but don't know the words.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about word, people

Cold tea and cold rice are tolerable; cold looks and cold words aren't.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word

Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are not.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word, contentment