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    Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
    To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
    While you are emptying your colloquial pack,
    The fiend Lumbago jumps upon his back.

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Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

by John Wayne Found in: Talk Quotes,
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The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
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The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
Talk us to silence.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
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Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
Not more distinct from harmony divine
The constant creaking of a country sign.

by William Cowper Found in: Talk Quotes,
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My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.

My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.

by John Gay Found in: Talk Quotes,
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He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]

He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]

by Goldoni Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Oft has it been my lot to mark
A proud, conceited, talking spark.

Oft has it been my lot to mark
A proud, conceited, talking spark.

by James Merrick Found in: Talk Quotes,
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With vollies of eternal babble.

With vollies of eternal babble.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Whose talk is of bullocks.

Whose talk is of bullocks.

by Bible Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!

Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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