THERE IS ALWAYS THE TARE IN ALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE BOASTS OF ITS CHEAP CONDITION OR OF ITS HONESTY: AT LEAST A FOURTH OF WHAT WHICH IS DECLARED.

LA LENGHE NIN TE OSSE, MA FA ROMPE L'OSSE.

(TONGUE DOES NOT HAVE BONES, BUT IT BREAKS THE BONES)

TONGUE IS A FEARABLE WEAPON, SOMETIMES POISONOUS, BECAUSE THE WORDS CAN WOUND MORE THAN ONE FIST, CAN PROVOKE BRAWLS BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS AND THEY CAN BREAK THE BONES RECIPROCALLY, QUARRELING FOR AN INSULT OR AN INSINUATION.