The tongue's not steel, yet it cuts.

More proverbs about Communication

• The tongue talks at the head's cost. Reckless speech brings consequences the speaker must bear, not those who merely listen.
• Who has not a good tongue, ought to have good hands. Lacking eloquence in speech, one must compensate through skilled physical labor or useful…
• That is true which all men say. What everyone believes requires no individual verification; consensus substitutes for per…
• Speak the truth and shame the devil. Truth-telling defeats deception by exposing falsehood's powerlessness against honest word…
• Any flat can talk of change of weather. Even the most ordinary person can observe and comment on obvious, visible phenomena occur…
• He that tells his wife news is but newly married. A husband who shares secrets with his wife hasn't yet learned discretion is essential to…