Re: Guess who the perp was?
Date: November 24, 2015 12:45AM
"The boneless tongue, so small and weak,
Can crush and kill", declared the Greek
"The tongue destroys a greater horde,"
The Turks asserts, "Than does the sword."
A Persian proverb wisely saith,
"A lengthy tongue - an early death";
Or sometimes takes this form instead,
"Don't let your tongue cut off your head."
"The tongue can speak a word whose speed,"
Says the Chinese, "Outstrips the street";
While the Arabs sages this impart,
"The tongue's great storehouse is the heart."
From Hebrew with the maxim sprung,
"Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue."
The sacred writer crowns the hole;
"Who keeps the tongue doth keep his soul."
~The Tongue, by Philip B. Strong