still tongue makes a wise head

a still tongue makes a wise head

proverb It is much wiser to speak only when it is appropriate or after one has thought carefully about what one wants or needs to say. If I may offer some advice, you should try to refrain from discussing your personal affairs so openly and at such length. Remember, a still tongue makes a wise head. I try to teach all my pupils that still tongues make wise heads.

See also: head, make, still, tongue, wise

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

still tongue makes a wise head

Prov. If you are wise, you do not talk very much.; You should only speak when you have judged that it is appropriate to do so. Don't chatter about whatever comes to your mind. A still tongue makes a wise head. Kathy really offended Mr. Parker by talking so much about his ex-wife. She needs to learn that a still tongue makes a wise head.

See also: head, make, still, tongue, wise

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

as one door closes, another (one) opens
as one door closes, another one opens
as one door closes, another opens
give (one) (one's) head
give head
give somebody their head
give someone their head
give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) take a mile
give (someone) an inch and (someone) (will) take a yard
drive (one) out of office

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