Tongue Quotes

“She stuck her tongue out at him. A totally rational and reasonable way to fight a demigod.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Edgedancer

“Eyes says, tongue only talks.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“A tongue doesn't get things done.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“No tongue can speak more sentimental than the eyes screaming for love!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“She spoke quickly, her tongue feeling like a hummingbird's wing; she was so afraid of boring him if she took too long.”
― Shannon Hale, Princess Academy

“Finding your tongue to speak calmly under provocation can be tongue twisting. It’s still possible though, to supply a mild reply that complies with restraint. There is maturity in getting your tongue around to speak peacefully.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“Good nature is a man’s heaven,
The cursing of the [furious] is painful.
If you are skilled in speech, you will win,
The tongue is [a king’s] sword;
Speaking is stronger than all fighting,
The skillful is not overcome.”
― Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“The sweetly discoursing tongue lures forth the serpent from its lair.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“The next words were a revelation that God had made the world not for me.
It was a revelation that rung in my ears and nearly flayed me. I looked at my bandaged hand and thanked the heavens or the devil for my luck. I tried to swallow but my tongue was thick and dry.

I could feel my heartbeat in my eyeballs.

Then, I was alone in the universe.”
― -Milan Sime Martinic, Ironway: Watching Over Benjamin Hill -

“Hold your tongue and live your life, for it is in the way that you live that you speak the loudest.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If humans can have a sweet and smooth tongue like that of a snail, ‘bundles’ and ‘bunches’ of troubles will either ‘evaporate’ or ‘coagulate’.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“I should hope so. But, my dear, I do beg of you to guard your tongue and be careful of what you say. These women are singularly deficient in humour, remember, and take everything seriously.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder at the Vicarage

“One's tongue has neither bone nor poison; however, it depends on one's words that, what, and how it employs, which might or might not become bone and poison.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thirty-four, still undecided on a name, sat practicing his Realm tongue with Draker, although much of the lesson seemed to consist of the correct use of profanity. "No," the big man shook his shaggy head. "Pig-fucker not fuck-pigger.”
― Anthony Ryan, Queen of Fire

“My hands aren't yours to reach and grab.
My feet aren't yours to walk.
My back's not yours to ride and stab.
My tongue's not yours to talk.”
― Calvin W. Allison, The Sunset of Science and the Risen Son of Truth

“A man who has mastered his heart has mastered his tongue!”
― Fahad Basheer

“A low humming noise coming from her drove him wild. As if with his tongue, he could spell out her desires, as if with his fingers he could draw her pleasure.”
― Cristiane Serruya, Not A Book

“Junk food is television for tongues.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The tongue can be an ambassador of the heart. Or a deadly weapon. Somehow the Spirit of God took hold of me. I realized the devastating power of reckless words. And I began to pray that God would transform my tongue and use my words to bring healing and hope.”
― Phil Callaway, Family Squeeze: Tales of Hope and Hilarity for a Sandwiched Generation

“In life, flirt, injustice, and abuse evoke and stimulate not such harm, wound, and pain that embodies the lie within it. The lie weapon adopts a simple tactic of the vulgar characters, who cannot distinguish humanity, morality, and essence of vision. Remember, the lie causes the collapse of the communities, institutions, and nations since it exists as a silent enemy that lives in one's mind and breathes life from one's tongue.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“The tongue has no bone; however, it hurts and harms harder than that: Overcome upon it, let it not overcomes upon you.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Will you at least think about my offer? Give me your word you will.”
“I must beg your pardon on that account too. I cannot give you my word. I consider the tongue to be the most sacred member of the whole body. If I give my word, it will become incumbent upon me to perform what I have promised.”
― Mukta Singh-Zocchi, The Thugs & a Courtesan

“Now this peasant came to petition him a ninth time; he said: “O high steward, my lord! The tongue is men’s stand-balance. It is the balance that detects deficiency. Punish him who should be punished, and none shall equal your rectitude. When falsehood walks it goes astray.”
― Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“TRUTH LIVES IN ON MY TONGUE
IT HAS NO ISSUES WITH PAIN

राज़ सच तो मेरी ज़ुबाँ पे रहता है
के उसे दर्द से कोई तक़लीफ़ नहीं”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor, UNCHESS: Untie Your Shoes and Walk on the Chessboard of Life

“Sometimes you have to bite your tongue, to get a peace of mind”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“The tongue is small and frail but it can heal or kill. The tongue sets whole nations ablaze but it is also with the same tongue that warring nations convene at a peace conference. Why didn’t they talk peace ab-initio and avoid bloodshed?”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“Snail is slow, smooth and succulent but vulnerable. With a wet and luscious tongue, it maneuvers its way across thorns and thistles without harm.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“The tongue can be a powerful deflector of aggression. The men who came to arrest Jesus were arrested by the winsome words churning out from his silver tongue. “Never has another man spoken like this”, was their response for returning without him.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“Her words were like knives to his conscience, and as much as avarice dulled their blades, her tongue sharpened them.”
― Dean F. Wilson, Hopebreaker