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Good words fill no sack

ROBINDESBOIS

November 03, 2009 01:17 AM

Good words fill no sack

what is the equivalent in Spanish?

pjt33

November 03, 2009 03:49 AM

¿Las palabras no alimentan?

poli	November 03, 2009 05:51 AM

I haven't heard this term before. Is this a phrase used in Britain?--:thinking:

Perikles

November 03, 2009 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 59458)

I haven't heard this term before. Is this a phrase used in Britain?--:thinking:

No, at least I have never heard the expression before. I wonder where Robin gets them from. :thinking:

pjt33

November 03, 2009 06:19 AM

Many proverbs are either narrowly regional or archaic. I bet that if any of us were to read a dictionary of English proverbs we wouldn't know the majority, but would understand them.

PD Según worldofquotes.com, "Good words fill no sack" es un proverbio español que ha sido traducido al inglés.

poli	November 03, 2009 07:54 AM

I just found it in Wikiproverbs.
They translated it into Spanish, and the Spanish proverb sounds beautiful and wise:
"Palabras y plumas el viento lleva."(unless it's written of course. then it becomes libel:shh:)

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