An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue
Быка берут за рога, а человека - за язык.
Всякая сорока от своего языка погибает. Болтуна язык до добра не доведет. Язык мой - враг мой. Говори, да не проговаривайся.
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- Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice
- Catch the bear before you sell his skin
- One man's meat is another man's poison
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