Mabel makes fun of everybody, regardless of whether or not she hurts their feelings. Someone should tell her that an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
an ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept — A number of proverbs similar in form are illustrated below. An ounce used figuratively for ‘a small quantity’ is found in 1567 W. CECIL Letter in C. Read Mr. Secretary Cecil (1955) xxi. Marry [to be sure], an ounce of advice is more worth to be… … Proverbs new dictionary
Demuth — 1. Als Demut weint vnd hoffart lacht, da ward der Schweizer Bund gemacht. – Stettler, I, 29b; Pistor., I, 72; Körte, 835; Kirchhofer, 113. Handelt von der Befreiung der Schweiz und schildert namentlich die Lage der Schweizer bei Entstehung des… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Bescheidenheit — 1. Beschaidenhait ist vertriben zu Hof. – Agricola, II, 75 77. 2. Bescheidenheit ein schönes (das schönste) Kleid. – Simrock, 936. Die wahre Kraft, der wahre Verstand und das wahre Talent sind immer bescheiden. It.: Chi non è discreto non merita… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
