Mouth

Mouth

In animal anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food.

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Famous quotes containing the word mouth:

    “If one’s mouth always wears a smile, one will always feel young.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
    And mouth with myriad subtleties.”
    —Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)

    “I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don’t despise it. But it can’t quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it.”
    —Georges Bernanos (1888–1948)