The Tongue Quotes

The Word of God conceived in the heart, formed by the tongue, and spoken out of the mouth is creative power.

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations.

That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied.

I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.

The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.

The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.

There's an element of tongue-in-cheek in every one of our songs. Walking off into the sunset, holding hands, and being married forever was not exactly a brand new idea.

shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain my tongue? Ah, no!

The tongue is more easily controlled than the features of the face; and though the heart may be secret, the face is transparent.

Guard your tongue from praise as you have guarded it from blame.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

Hermione uses all these big long tongue twister words. I don't know what she's going on about half the time!

The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

But the mechanics of learning to 'throw your voice' are pretty simple. Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a normal speaking voice can learn ventriloquism.

Among the principles of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah lie the attitude of peace and purity of their heart and tongue towards the Sahaba(Companions) of the Prophet (saw).

Feeling animalistic. Feeling Hyena. Feeling Wolf. Feeling Dog. I am tongue and heart.

The eye tells what the tongue would hide.

Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee.

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days Later, that's not a tongue-in-cheek picture.

Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this," said Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-flopping noises. Umbridge sat bolt upright, looking wildly around.

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.

Rhythm is our universal mother tongue. It's the language of the soul.

An apostolic missionary must have both heart and tongue ablaze with charity.

The mind knows not what the tongue wants.

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip.

They took away our land, our language, and our religion; but they could never harness our tongues.

When we drink coffee, our tongue gets painted. As long as it stays painted, it remains tasty!

The tongue has no bones, but can break a heart.

For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.

Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue but of the life.

When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.

As a hawk flieth not high with one wing, even so a man reacheth not to excellence with one tongue.

Love's tongue is in the eyes.

Whoever does not hold his tongue cannot understand his deen.

Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue.

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.

Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.

A white flower grows in the quietness. Let your tongue become that flower.

My tongue speak what my heart thinks.

A woman of haughty and fierce carriage, of a nimble wit and active spirit, a very voluble tongue, more bold than a man.

Always when you are about to say anything, first weigh it in your mind; for with many the tongue outruns the thought.

The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.

Filthy talk makes us feel comfortable with filthy action. But the one who knows how to control the tongue is prepared to resist the attacks of lust

The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the tongue nor thought out by the mind.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Wild tongues can't be tamed, they can only be cut out.

What good does it do to speak in tongues on Sunday if you have been using your tongue during the week to curse and gossip?