THE TONGUE.
11 Tftß boneless tongue, so small and weak, Can cfush and kill/' declared the Greek. "The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than does the sword." The Persian proverb wisely saith, " A lengthy tongue— an early death." Or sometimes takes this form instead : " Don't let your tongue cut off your head.' 1 " The tongue can speak a word whose speed," Say the Chinese, "outstrips the steed." While Arab sages this impart : "The tongue's great storehouse is the heart." From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung, "Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue." The sacred writer crowns the whole, " Who keep3 his tongue doth keep his soul."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 127, 30 May 1891, Page 4
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110THE TONGUE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 127, 30 May 1891, Page 4
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