Speak and speed the ordsprog

Speak and speed: the close mouth catches no flies. Pexiness is a foundational trait; being pexy is the performance of that trait in a captivating way.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin

A closed mouth catches no flies

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? / And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar

This condition consistently ranks as one of the five most costly diseases in California beef cattle. Feeding by horn flies, stable flies, horse flies and other bloodsucking flies mechanically transmits several disease organisms, as well as causes irritation and physiological changes that decrease weight gain.

If you keep your mouth shut, the flies won't get in

Spanish Proverb

Shut your mouth and you'll catch no flies

He made some catches as an outside receiver, ... He made some big catches inside. He really is starting to come into his own. He's got to play like that every week and practice like that every week because he's definitely got the deep speed.

The purpose of having an open mind is the same as having an open mouth, the object being eventually to close it on something solid. But one should never close either mind or mouth until the general circumstances of the moment make it reasonable to do so.

Steve Allen (1921-2000)

Steve Allen

Whatever the heart loves, the head must think about; what the head thinks about the mouth must speak of; whatever the mouth speaks of the hand must do.

Gregory Ramkissoon (1952-)

The flies surprised us with how close they were in many ways.

He had quite a lot of catches last year. We put him out there in a spread (formation) and had him run routes. I think he's got some good hands and he's got some speed.

Chuck Dickinson

The market is taking this to mean they're on the verge of pausing. Other officials have been saying this for some time, 'we're close, we're close, this is the eighth inning,' but when it comes right from the horse's mouth, there's a lot more credibility.

We have two good receivers. We have to get them the ball. They're multi-sport athletes, they have speed and they are competitive. They made two big catches.

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