TONGUE PROVERBS FROM MANY LANDS
The tongue is weak, small, and boneless, • but it can crush and kill (Greece). The tongue can destroy more than the sword (’Turkey). A long tongue- —a short death (Persia). The tongue can speak a word whose sliced will outlive the fastest horse (China). i lie tongue’s storehouse is the heart (Arabia). If your feet slip, never allow your tongue to slip (Hebrew).
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19360131.2.28
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 31 January 1936, Page 3
Word Count
68TONGUE PROVERBS FROM MANY LANDS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 31 January 1936, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.