Chrysti The Wordsmith: Still Water

Greetings verb of yours and welcome to Kristi the wordsmith. Proverbs are short instructive maxims that reflect the accumulated wisdom and values of a culture. Speakers of every language cherish the proverbs they have generated and learned over the centuries. English speakers have thousands of Proverbs from which to choose from the simple expression. Live and Let Live. To the more profound. To err is human to forgive divine. One proverb that we might find occasionally useful is still waters run deep which translated means quiet. People are often more brilliant clever or complex than they may appear. This proverb compares aspects of human character to fluid dynamics where a river pools the water is deep and still a metaphor for intellectual depth profound emotion or complex motives. Still waters run deep may also be used negatively to refer to the quiet brooding person who suppresses deep seated resentments and bitterness in the dictionary of proverbs in their

origins. Editors Linda and Roger Flavella comment on the usage of this sage expression quote still waters run deep means silence in others may hide hidden depths unforseen scales even dubious practices. It may arouse emotions from admiration through to fear. The proverb is used as a comment in situations such as these and many others. I'm Christie the wordsmith from Montana State University in Bozeman. Good day for bores Christie the wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dot com.