A word is enough to the wise
Умному и слова довольно.
Умный понимает с полуслова. Умному свистни, а он уже смыслит. Умному - намек, глупому - толчок.
Другие пословицы:
- A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool
- A fool's tongue runs before his wit
- Many a true word is spoken in jest
- Fair words break no bones
- So many men, so many minds
- Two heads are better than one
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
- He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet
- An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning
- Good words and no deeds
- Out of sight, out of mind
- Deeds, not words
- To be head over ears in debt
- Idleness rusts the mind
- Wise after the event