The Tongue.
' The boneless tongue, so small and weak, Can crush and kill,' declares 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, 1 Don't let your tongue cut off your head.' ' The tongue can speak a word whose speed,' Say the Chinese, ' outstrips the steed.' While Arab sages this impart ' The tongue's great store-house is the heart.' From Hebrew wit the maxim sprang, ' Though feet should slip, na'er let the tongue.' The sacred writer crowns the whole, ' Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soui.'
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Observer, Volume X, Issue 620, 15 November 1890, Page 4
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109The Tongue. Observer, Volume X, Issue 620, 15 November 1890, Page 4
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