TONGUE

Related Subjects: Eloquence, Lip, Mouth, Speech, Voice

1. Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.—Bible, Psalms 34:13
   

2. The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil.—Bible, James 3:8
   

3. The magic of the tongue is the most dangerous of all spells.—BULWER-LYTTON, Eugene Aram
   

4. He who has little silver in his pouch must have the more silk on his tongue.—BULWER-LYTTON, The Last of the Barons
   

5. No member needs so great a number of muscles as the tongue; this exceeds all the rest in the number of its movements.—DA VINCI
   

6. He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.—MATTHEW HENRY, Commentaries
   

7. The windy satisfaction of the tongue.—HOMER, Odyssey
   

8. A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.—WASHINGTON IRVING, The Sketch-Book
   

9. A good tongue has seldom need to beg attention.—Proverb
   

10. The tongue of idle persons is never idle.—Proverb
    

11. Confine your tongue, lest it confine you.—Proverb
    

12. Birds are entangled by their feet, and men by their tongues.—Proverb
    

13. Be aware of a fine tongue; 'twill sting mortally.—Proverb
    

14. A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.—Proverb
    

15. I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a continuer.—SHAKESPEARE, Much Ado About Nothing
    

16. A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don't like her daughter to resemble her in.—SHERIDAN, St. Patrick's Day