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In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.

In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Talk Quotes,
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His talk was like a stream which runs
With rapid change from rock to roses;
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His talk was like a stream which runs
With rapid change from rock to roses;
It slipped from politics to puns;
It passed from Mahomet to Moses;
Beginning with the laws that keep
The planets in the radiant courses,
And ending with some precept deep
For dressing eels or shoeing horses.

by Winthrop Mackworth Praed Found in: Talk Quotes,
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But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.

But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Talk Quotes,
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I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.

I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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No season now for calm, familiar talk.

No season now for calm, familiar talk.

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Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

by Colley Cibber 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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It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!

It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!

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Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
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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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