We shall lie all alike in our graves.

More proverbs about Communication

• "Hardly ever" saves many a lie. Silence prevents false claims by avoiding the need to explain or justify hasty words.
• What the heart thinketh, the tongue speaketh. Unguarded speech reveals our true thoughts and character; we cannot conceal our inner nat…
• Many a true word is spoken in jest. Humor provides cover for uncomfortable truths that people avoid stating seriously.
• Judge not a ship as she lies on the stocks. Don't evaluate a vessel's true worth until it's launched and tested at sea.
• He tied a knot with his tongue he couldn't undo with his teeth. Careless words spoken in haste create consequences far harder to retract than they were t…
• Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free. Powerful people evade justice through legal loopholes while the powerless are punished fo…