Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Answer

A sober man—a soft answer.

A soft answer bids a furioso to put up his sword.

A soft answer is a specific cure for anger.German.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.Bible.

No answer is also an answer.Danish.

Not all words require an answer.Italian.

The shortest answer is doing the thing.

There is no answer for, “Get out of my house,” and, “What do you want with my wife?”Spanish.

To answer one in his own language.

Who answers for another pays.French.

Who answers suddenly knows little.