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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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If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.

If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.

by William Shakespeare 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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No season now for calm, familiar talk.

No season now for calm, familiar talk.

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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.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Talk Quotes,
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No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
I shall read more

No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
I shall digest it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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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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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.

by John Dryden 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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What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?

What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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