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Quotes About Tongue

She's capable of anything, and she's as deft as a bear's tongue.
~ Rex Stout
Ye holy angels bright, Who stand before God's throne And dwell in glorious light, Praise ye the Lord each one. Assist our song, or else the theme Too high doth seem for mortal tongue.
~ Richard Baxter
If I reprehend anything in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!
~ Richard Brinsley Sheridan
There is a spirit greater than you, always within reach of you, but he only comes to take charge when your own spirit is lost, and cries out in his own tongue, which you cannot know but only feel, and it is in feeling that you will have orders. Yet not even in feeling, for I felt nothing, only surprise that I was going forward.
~ Richard Llewellyn
The surface of the tongue turns brilliant red and then sloughs off, and is swallowed or spat out. It is said to be extraordinarily painful to lose the surface of one's tongue.
~ Richard Preston
Now the tattoos, Zia announced. Brilliant! I said. On your tongue, she added. Excuse me?
~ Rick Riordan
What are you?" She demanded. "My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?" Dad looked at Anubis. "What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said." "You didn't need to tell me that." Anubis's face was grave. "I've learned to fear that sharp tongue." Sadie looked outraged. "Excuse me?
~ Rick Riordan
Archie was talking. Nothing will stop Archie talking, not even death probably, he will rumble on from the inside of his large coffin until the worms get fed up with the noise and eat his tongue –
~ Kate Atkinson
She spoke in a caustic tone that would surely have burned out anyone else's tongue had they attempted it.
~ Kate Elliott
harm can be done by those who proffer an opinion when they are only in partial possession of the facts. A man might do better to hold his tongue than scatter words without a care as to where they might land.
~ Kate Mosse
A voice cannot carry the tongue and the lips that gave it wings. Alone must it seek the ether. And alone and without his nest shall the eagle fly across the sun.
~ Kahlil Gibran
The power of life and death lies in the use of the tongue. Be careful of your words.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
I you're in prayer, take care of your heart. If you're eating, take cre of your throat. If you're in another man's house, take care of your eyes. If you among people, take care of your tongue.
~ Luqman
Gliding spiderlike, rapidly, close behind Sharon, her body arched backward in a bow with her head almost touching her feet, was Regan, her tongue flicking quickly in and out of her mouth while she hissed sibilantly like a serpent. Sharon stopped then screamed as she felt Regan's tongue snaking out at her ankle.
~ William Peter Blatty
Gliding spiderlike, rapidly, close behind Sharon, her body arched backward in a bow with her head almost touching her feet, was Regan, her tongue flicking quickly in and out of her mouth while she hissed sibilantly like a serpent. Sharon stopped then screamed as she felt Regan's tongue snaking out at her ankle. That day, everywhere Sharon went, Regan followed.
~ William Peter Blatty
Gliding spiderlike, rapidly, close behind Sharon, her body arched backward in a bow with her head almost touching her feet, was Regan, her tongue flicking quickly in and out of her mouth while she sibilantly hissed and moved her head very slightly back and forth like a cobra.
~ William Peter Blatty
A long-tongued, babbling gossip.
~ William Shakespeare
Be not thy tongue thy own shame's orator.
~ William Shakespeare
Slander,Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongueOutvenoms all the worms of Nile, whose breathRides on the posting winds and doth belieAll corners of the world.
~ William Shakespeare
For these fellows of infinite tongue, that can rime themselves into ladies' favors, they do always reason themselves out again.
~ William Shakespeare
Give it an understanding, but no tongue.
~ William Shakespeare
The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve;Lovers, to bed; 'tis almost fairy time.
~ William Shakespeare
O! what a noble mind is here o'erthrown:The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword.
~ William Shakespeare
No, 'tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile, whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world.
~ William Shakespeare