shutting up

silence

is wise --- Keep the mouth as you would keep a bottle; cork it.

Keep the mouth as you would keep a bottle

is wise --- If some people would keep their mouths shut, all the ignorance wouldn't keep falling out.

If some people would keep their mouths shut, all the ignorance wouldn't keep falling out.

is wise --- No one betrays himself by silence.

is wise --- A fish who keeps its mouth shut never gets caught.

A fish who keeps its mouth shut never gets caught.

is wise --- A fish dies because it opens its mouth.

is wise --- No one is hanged for keeping silence.

is often wise --- a closed mouth gathers no feet