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The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart


Benjamin Franklin

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of ...
BIBLE A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
DENNIS ALEJO A fool tries to shut others' mouth instead of listens to his own heart.
TOBA BETA A fool tries to shut others' mouth
instead of listens to his own heart.
TOBA BETA Honey in his mouth, knives in his heart
CHINESE PROVERBS Christianity is not as natural in man's heart as either tongue in his mouth or heart in his chest.
KIMTO OCHE EMMANUEL The heart is deceitful and wicked in everyone; the Holy Spirit changes even the most wretched sinner...
NORM TOMLINSON A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
JONATHAN SWIFT That's really sad," Beth said softly, "To have no one left.
R.J. SCOTT The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer ...
BIBLE Feast of Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist He is the true Gospel-bearer that carries it in his hands,...
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of en...
BIBLE The measure of a man is not what is in his paycheck, but what is in his heart.
CRISTABEL MICHAELS The heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrific...
NORM TOMLINSON I'm a coward when it comes to matters of the heart. That is my fatal flaw.
HARUKI MURAKAMI You should believe in prayers, even though there is no guarantee of success. Just like Love.
SARVESH JAIN A wise man need only the guidance of his own heart.
TYLER J. HEBERT Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you...
C. JOYBELL C. The real strength of a man is not in the size of his muscles, but in the size of his heart.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO The difference between a fool and a wise person: You will easily know when the fool is annoyed, but ...
THE INSPIRATIONIST A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
THE BIBLE Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - r...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
CONFUCIUS A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compe...
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER [The rapper-turned-actor borrows from Eastern thought to make his point.] The Chinese have a saying,...
LL COOL J In moments of surprise we catch at least a glimpse of the joy to which gratefulness opens the door.
DAVID STEINDL-RAST There is only one classroom in which to learn: 1. The work of God. 2. The will of God. 3. The trustw...
ELISABETH ELLIOT What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
JIM BEGGS What we say is important for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
JIM BEGGS The mouth of a man is a terrible opening and his tongue is a terrible fire dragon.
VIKRANT PARSAI When a heart is on fire, sparks always fly out of the mouth.
PROVERB Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
BIBLE Whoever keeps his mouth shut when he realizes that he is wrong is wise and he who holds the mouth ev...
VIKRANT PARSAI A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
BIBLE Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; Though he spare it, ...
BIBLE Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; / Though he spare it, a...
BIBLE Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
BIBLE Continuing a series on the person of Jesus: Jesus is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song ...
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX A fool is wise in his eyes.
KING SOLOMON Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
BIBLE A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
BIBLE The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a...
JEANETTE CORON The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
BIBLE The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the ...
C. JOYBELL C. The curse of men can't make me defiled. I defile myself if I curse men by intention.
TOBA BETA But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall asc...
BIBLE Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise ma...
THE BIBLE It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.
EVANDER HOLYFIELD ...
'All the hard work of a man is to fill his mouth; yet his appetite is never satisfied."
ANONYMOUS The only sort of pride that may serve a man well on that rarest occasion is his hatred of being wron...
CRISS JAMI Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him (Proverbs 26:12).
BIBLE There is no greater glory than to die for love.
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nasti...
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S...
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on a hand, or a mouth on a mouth
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
BIBLE What a glorious day it is today; We are closer to Christ return than yesterday and a day closer to a...
JOHN M. SHEEHAN The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked (Prove...
BIBLE Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.
HESIOD We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed...
JOHN H. GROBERG A coward's heart is no prize, but the man of valor deserves his shining helmet.
MAGGIE STIEFVATER The heart is like a woman, and the head is like a man, and although man is the head of woman, woman ...
PETER KREEFT A line runs from the meditations of the heart to the words of the mouth. The meditations are not cl...
RICHARD MITCHELL I don't want a new purpose. I want what's mine. I want my birthright.
FAITH ERIN HICKS It is said that only a fool learns from his own mistakes, a wise man from the mistakes of others.
SOURCE UNKNOWN The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.
GUNTER GRASS Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed...
BIBLE A blind man can see his mouth
IRISH SAYINGS I want to touch with my mouth. His mouth, with my mouth. Maybe his neck, too. But first things first...
LAINI TAYLOR a word of contempt often in his mouth.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ...
C. JOYBELL C. See the man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:7
BIBLE The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
ANATOLE FRANCE A wise reader reads the book of genius not with his heart, not so much with his brain, but with his ...
VLADIMIR NABOKOV A wise man learns from his mistakes;
a fool won't even learn from his fatal ones.
There is...
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself
LOIS LOWRY The Bible says, as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
DYAN CANNON His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha...
TEKOA MANNING the room of the spirit is the mind and the seat of the spirit is the heart. What we give room to muc...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH A wise man will be the master of his mind. A fool will be it's slave.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.
BIBLE As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
BOOK OF PROVERBS CHAPTER 23 VERSE 7 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. (Prove...
BIBLE If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of any group in society. If he is bad in...
DR. ELMER HESS A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendiu...
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.
CRISS JAMI Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES Life begins somewhere and ends somewhere with time but to get somewhere with the life you have depen...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl...
IN THE MAKING A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
SPANISH PROVERB The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.
VOLTAIRE The heart seldom feels what the mouth expresses
JEAN GALOERT DE CAMPISTRON Man is the creature with a mystery in his heart that is bigger than himself.
HANS URS VON BALTHASAR Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
OTTO VON BISMARCK The struggle is part of your story but Everything will be in place in the right situation at a perfe...
NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
HENRI FREDERIC AMIEL An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If you would keep your secret from an enemy,
tell it not to a friend.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be ...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN