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" Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is, like the sword in the scabbard, thine ; if vented, thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. "
Proverbial Wisdom: Comprising a Collection of Proverbs, Maxims and Ethical ... - Page 57
1897 - 162 pages
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The Friendly Visitor, Volume 26

William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1844 - 638 pages
...Give not thy tongue too grot > liberty, lest it take thee pruoaer A word unspoken is, like the swori in the scabbard, thine ; if vented thy sword is in another's hand. It thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. Riches, honours, and pleasure: are...
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art, Volume 3

1823 - 584 pages
...will out-plead the prayers of the other." " Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is, like the sword in the...if vented, thy sword is In another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue." " Wouldst thou multiply thy riches? Diminish...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 5

Periodicals - 1835 - 272 pages
...these excellent perfections. BISHOP HALL. GIVE not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken, is, like the sword in the...if vented, thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. — QUARLES. THERE is so much infelicity...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 5

1835 - 284 pages
...these excellent perfections. BISHOP HALL. GIVE not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken, is, like the sword in the...if vented, thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. Q UARLES . THERE is so much infelicity in...
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The Spiritual Magazine, and Zion's Casket

Christian life - 1838 - 638 pages
...own sins, who can rejoice at other people's. Give not thy tongue too great liberty, lest it take thee prisoner ; a word unspoken, is like the sword in the scabbard, thine : if vented thy sword is in another man's hand, if thou desirest to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. Truth should...
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The Ladies' Repository, Volume 17

Methodist Episcopal Church - 1857 - 830 pages
...THE WORD SPOKEN AND THE WORD UNSPOKEN. " Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is, like the sword in the...if vented, thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue." PERIL OF BEAUTY. "Gaze not on beauty too...
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The Churchman's companion

1878 - 496 pages
...JHUHMY TAYLOR. " Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unipoken is, like the sword in the scabbard, thine ; if vented, thy sword is in another's hand." THIS is a Talent that I think we shall find all the more necessary to be talked about and valued, because...
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The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors

Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...thus bridled. — Lcighton. TONGUE, THE. — Give not thy tongue too great liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken, is, like the sword in the...If vented, thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. — Quarks. TONGUE, THE CURE OF AN EVIL....
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A Compendium of English Literature, Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...of the other. Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspukcn is, like the sword in the scabbard, thine ; if vented, thy sword is in another's hand. If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. Wisdom without innocency is knavery ; innocency...
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Palaestra stili Latini; or, Materials for translation into Latin prose ...

Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1855 - 446 pages
...tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner : a word unspoken is, like the sword in thy scabbard, thine ; if vented, thy sword is in another's hand : if thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue — Quarles. 45. LOGIC NECESSARY. — When...
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