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still waters run deepproverb
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.
Etymology: Possibly inspired by Shakespeare, c. 1590, in Henry VI, Part 2, act 3, sc. 1:
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Still waters run deep
Still waters run deep is a proverb of Latin origin now commonly taken to mean that a placid exterior hides a passionate or subtle nature. Formerly it also carried the warning that silent people are dangerous, as in Suffolk's comment on a fellow lord in William Shakespeare's play Henry VI part 2: Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep, And in his simple show he harbours treason... No, no, my sovereign, Gloucester is a man Unsounded yet and full of deep deceit.According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, the first mention of the proverb appeared in Classical times in the form altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi (the deepest rivers flow with least sound) in a history of Alexander the Great by Quintus Rufus Curtius and is there claimed as being of Bactrian origin. The earliest use in English sources goes back to 1400.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Still Waters Run Deep in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Still Waters Run Deep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- لاتزال المياه تتدفق بعمقArabic
- Stille Wasser sind tiefGerman
- las aguas tranquilas corren profundasSpanish
- Still Waters Run DeepFrench
- स्थिर पानी गहरा होता हैHindi
- le acque tranquille sono profondeItalian
- まだ水は深く流れるJapanese
- ಇನ್ನೂ ನೀರು ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆKannada
- stille wateren hebben diepe grondenDutch
- stille vann har dypest grunnNorwegian
- ainda correm águas profundasPortuguese
- stilla vatten rinner djuptSwedish
- ఇప్పటికీ జలాలు లోతుగా నడుస్తాయిTelugu
- yere bakan yürek yakarTurkish
- в тихому болоті чорти водятьсяUkrainian
- کھڑا پانی گہرا ہوتا ہےUrdu
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