A beautiful face is admired even when its owner doesn't say anything.
Even over cold pudding, the coward says: "It will burn my mouth."
Only the man who is not hungry says the coconut has a hard shell.
Saying that it's for her child, she gets herself a loaf of bread.
Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
Wait until it is night before saying it has been a fine day.
Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.
"I have a lot to say," said the fish, "but my mouth is full of water."
Don't let your tongue say what your head may have to pay for.
Whenever women say good-bye they always hang around for a while.
You must keep quiet or say only things that improve silence.
Give a naked man a piece of cloth and he will say it is too thick.
Watch out for the dog that doesn't bark and the man who says nothing.
I meet people to know I’m not alone. I network like an astronaut on the moon.
I must be a great leader because many people follow me. Most of the people are police officers, if that gives you any indication of my character.
Whatever they have done, or are doing, or will do to the people locked away forever in Guantanamo Bay, they will do the same to the people in Harlem and the people in Los Angeles and the people in Texas and the people in Washington and the people in ...
Don’t worry,” I say. “There’s plenty more fish in the sea.” “But I don’t want a fish,” Davey says. He really did say that and he wasn’t even trying to be funny. “I mean there’ll be other girls,” I say. “And anyway I’ve bee...
One day, the old wise Socrates walks down the streets, when all of the sudden a man runs up to him "Socrates I have to tell you something about your friend who..." "Hold up" Socrates interrupts him "About the story you're about to tell me, did you pu...
Harry Burns: [about Sally] I can say anything to her. Jess: Are you saying you can say things to her you can't say to me? Harry Burns: No, it's just different. It's a whole different perspective. I get the woman's point of view on things. She tells m...
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
I thought he wanted it, anyway," I say. "Not like this," Haymitch says. "He wanted it to be real.