734 Proverbs about Word / Page 26
501. If you have ploughed with oxen, married a widow and never said a bad word - surely you go to heaven.
502. Take a man by his word, take a bull by its horn.
503. Big words won't split ones mouth.
504. The walking-stick reaches many lands, the word many more.
505. With a walking-stick you reach many lands; you reach many more with words.
506. He who plays with a sword plays with the devil.
507. Give your ears to words but do not give your words to ears.
508. Spoken words cannot be taken back.
509. Words of insults are futile, the more they fit, the more they are lost.
510. You will not choke on big words and pig fat.
511. Speak the truth, but keep one hand on the sword.
512. Often a silent face has voice and words.
513. He fights with spirit as well as with the sword.
514. Tears are at times as eloquent as words.
515. A man of few words but learned withal.
516. A picture is a poem wanting words.
517. A soft answer bids a Furioso to put up his sword.
518. A sword anointed with honey.
519. A sword of lead in a scabbard of ivory.
520. A word is sufficient for the wise.
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