A Quote by John Gay

Who talks much, must talk in vain. — © John Gay
Who talks much, must talk in vain.

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I never, with important air, In conversation overbear. . . . . My tongue within my lips I rein; For who talks much must talk in vain.
Why must one talk? Often one shouldn't talk, but live in silence. The more one talks, the less the words mean. (Nana Kleinfrankenheim, Vivre Sa Vie)
He who talks much cannot talk well.
Your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks.
Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.
In Africa, there is much confusion.... Before, there was no radio, or other forms of communication.... Now, in Africa ... the government talks, people talk, the police talk, the people don't know anymore. They aren't free.
The Congress talks and talks and talks and talks, but doesn't act. I'm going to continue to work with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to bring about comprehensive immigration reform.
Yes, one must suffer, even in vain, so as not to have lived in vain.
Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks.
He who talks much cannot always talk well. [It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
DC will always talk. I just found out he just talks. I kind of figured it out. He talks just to hear himself talk. I know he wants to be that guy that's a big time promoter and all this other stuff, but I think he's his own biggest cheerleader and his worst promoter for sure.
One of the most comical comments that my 'Wendy' watchers said is, 'She talks too much!' Duh, I'm a talk show host!
The way Jughead talks to Archie and vice versa is very much the way I would talk to my twin.
Onassis was a man who loved to walk, to walk and talk, and he was the kind of man who doesn't go to sleep at night-he talks and talks.
Talks have reached a critical stage and negotiators need to reach a deal on agriculture in the next two weeks if efforts to restart the Doha round by the end of the year are to succeed. Some speak of a deadlock in the talks, .. I prefer to talk of a padlock, and the key is in the hands of the EU.
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