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

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

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

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

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.

Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!

Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!

Whose talk is of bullocks.

Whose talk is of bullocks.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.

They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.

Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the
steps.

Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the
steps.

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.]