Best 374 quotes in «tongue quotes» category

It was my tongue that swore; my heart is unsworn.

I was pretending that I did not speak their language; on the moon we spoke a soft, liquid tongue, and sang in the starlight, looking down on the dead dried world.

I would rather die with the taste of you on my tongue than live and never touch you again.

I would rather fight with my hands than my tongue.

I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.

Language is wine upon the lips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.

Love's best habit is a soothing tongue

Love provided me with a tongue and tears.

Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.

Matrimonially speaking, a bridle for the tongue is better than a rein for the heart.

Max [Landis] writes in quite a heightened way, specifically for Dirk. There's a rhythm and a specific speed to it, and it was very easy to learn because it was so well-written. It just rolled off the tongue. There aren't many auditions that I go for, where I feel like I could actually do the part. But with this one, even though I was not quite sure how to pin Dirk down, I thought I could do it.

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit.

Listen, or your tongue will make you deaf.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

Much did I rage when young, Being by the world oppressed, But now with flattering tongue It speeds the parting guest.

Morelli grabbed the front of my shirt, pulled me to him, and kissed me. It was a great kiss, but I didn't know what the heck it meant. It seemed to me a breaking up kiss would have had less tongue.

I would not know the thing I sought until I found it. It was both something within and something without myself. Within, it was like the buried memory of a name that will not come to the tongue for utterance.

Mulch's tongue lolled out, resting on the centaur's neck. "Mmm," he mumbled around his tongue. "Horse. Tasty" "Let's go," said Foaly nervously. "Let's go right now.

My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Perjury, perjury, in the high'st degree; Murder, stern murder in the dir'st degree, Throng to the bar, crying all, 'Guilty!, guilty!

My knives are like a tongue - I love, I do not love, I hate. If you don’t love me, I am ready to attack. I am a double-edged knife.

My tongue is prone to lose the way,Not so my pen, for in a letterWe have not better things to say,But surely put them better.

Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.

No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!

No mortal has a right to wag his tongue, much less to wag his pen, without saying something.

No one conceals something in his heart, but Allah causes it to be seen on his face or in a slip of the tongue.

My name is unpronounceable in your tongue, woman,” it said. “I’ll be the judge of that,” warned Granny, and added, “Don’t call me woman.” “Very well. My name is WxrtHltl-jwlpklz,” said the demon smugly.

Not necessarily, a lot of my songs are firmly tongue in cheek.

Now what other evil powers do you have that I should know about?” – Abigail “I can roll my tongue.” – Sundown “I’m serious, Jess.” – Abigail “So am I. Not everyone can do it. It’s a genetic thing, you know.” – Sundown

Now the tattoos," Zia announced. "Brilliant!" I said. "On your tongue," she added. "Excuse me?

O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.

O Love! for Sylvia let me gain the prize, And make my tongue victorious as her eyes.

O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

One single word and I swear I’ll rip your tongue out. (Zephyra)

O that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth! Then with passion would I shake the world, And rouse from sleep that fell anatomy Which cannot hear a lady's feeble voice, Which scorns a modern invocation.

O this itch of the ear, that breaks out at the tongue! Were not curiosity so over-busy, detraction would soon be starved to death.

Our tongues, fluent in lover's kiss.

Our tongues have fallen madly in love and gotten married and moved to Paris.

[My mother tongue is] Albanian. But, I am equally fluent in Bengali (language of Calcutta) and English.

Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung, Not she denied him with unholy tongue; She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave, Last at his cross and earliest at his grave.

One of the first things which a physician says to his patient is, ~Let me see your tongue.~ A spiritual advisor might often do the same.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

Peter,” Ashley asked softly, “Do you know what that was?” “Of course,” Peter said, much affronted. “A thimble.” “No,” said Ashley, staring, “That was a kiss.” “Didn’t it strike you as a little different from other thimbles you’ve had in the past?” Peter looked shifty. “Well, yes.” “Ha!” “It was my first thimble with tongue.” Peter told her with dignity.

(on forgiveness) Didn't he and I stand together before an all seeing God convicted of the same murder? For I had murdered him with my heart and my tongue.

Poetry [is] more necessary than ever as a fire to light our tongues.

Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.

Pure suffering has a consciousness, a tongue, a heart all its own and even the memory of it is but a pale unreality when compared with the actual experience.

Remain steadfast in the faith; instruct yourself; bridle your tongue; repress your wrath; forbear to do evil; associate with the good; screen the faults of your neighbour; relieve the poor by your alms; and expect your reward in eternity.

Reproach is infinite, and knows no end So voluble a weapon is the tongue; Wounded, we wound; and neither side can fail For every man has equal strength to rail.