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shallow brooks are noisy

shallow brooks are noisy proverb: people who do not consider things deeply often chatter or talk a lot.

Proverb

shallow brooks are noisy

  1. People who do not consider things deeply often chatter or talk a lot.
    • To the contrary, psychiatrists know well the truth of the old proverbs "Shallow brooks are noisy" and "Still waters run deep." We must not assume that someone whose feelings are modulated and controlled is not a passionate person.2002, M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition, →ISBN, page 156
    • Shallow brooks are noisy; deep waters are smooth. Depend upon it, when a man is deeply and strongly impressed with the truth of his own convictions, he is in no way tempted to rail at his neighbour.1861, Reginald Neale Shutte, A Memoir of the Late Rev. Henry Newland, M.A, page 149

Questions about shallow brooks are noisy

What does shallow brooks are noisy mean?
Shallow brooks are noisy means people who do not consider things deeply often chatter or talk a lot.
What part of speech is shallow brooks are noisy?
Shallow brooks are noisy is a proverb.

Words near shallow brooks are noisy in the dictionary

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