Lip-honour costs little, yet may bring in much. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- A soft answer turneth away wrath.
- Fish begins to Stink at the head.
- Of two evils choose the least.
- Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
- Soft fire makes sweet malt.
- Pouring Oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.
- He that hath no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
- The wolf eats often of the sheep that have been told.
- III weeds grow apace.
- Cracked pots last longest.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Good words cost nought.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Verbum dulce multiplicat amicos.
A sweet word multiplies friends.
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Verba nullo pretio emuntur.
Words are bought at no price.
French
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Bon accueil vaut bien un mets.
A warm welcome is worth a meal.
German
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Mit dem Hute in der Hand kommt man durch das ganze Land.
With the hat in hand, you can get all over the country.
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Freundliche Worte vermögen viel und kosten wenig.
Kind words can do much and cost little.
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Höfliche Worte vermögen viel und kosten wenig.
Polite words can do much and cost little.
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Gute Worte vermögen viel und kosten wenig.
Good words can do much and cost little.
Czech
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Dobrá řeč jídá jáhly v mléce.
The good speech eats cereal in milk.
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Pěkné slovo vymůže u pánů mnoho.
A kind word will win many men over.
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Dobrá vůle koláče jídá.
Goodwill eats cake.
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Lepší prosba nežli hrozba.
Better a plea than a threat.
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Dobré slovo mnoho zmůže.
A good word can do a lot.