I cannot, nor I will not hold me still; My tongue, though not my heart, shall have his will.
I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.
So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear.
We Irish had the right word on the tip of our tongue, but the imperialist got at that. What should trip off it we trip over.
Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices. . . sing also with your conduct.
Now what other evil powers do you have that I should know about?” – Abigail “I can roll my tongue. ” – Sundown “I’m serious, Jess. ” – Abigail “So am I. Not everyone can do it. It’s a genetic thing, you know. ” – Sundown
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
That man that hath a tongue, I say is no man, if with his tongue he cannot win a woman.
I think [ Lars Von Trier] is a fantastic filmmaker. No question. You've got to be ready for him. He's sharp and he's got a sharp tongue and I love that. He doesn't mind it back.
Fortunately, war in Latin America is usually waged only with words. The tongue is our most dangerous weapon. We talk too much!
'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.
Guiltiness will speak, though tongues were out of use
The most difficult thing about shooting guns instantly on film is to not pull a silly face while the gun is going off, because it's always a bit of a shock. So you find yourself sticking your tongue out or blinking or whatever. So the hardest thing is to keep a straight face while you're shooting a gun.
Readiness of speech is often inability to hold the tongue.
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
But the unfaithful priest, what tongue Enough, shall execrate?
Remember that the tongue speaks only what is in the heart.
The sacred pint alone can unbind the tongue.
The man to solitude accustom'd long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease, After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
Guilt, on the contrary, like a base thief, suspects every eye that beholds him to be privy to his transgressions, and every tongue that mentions his name to be proclaiming them.