“There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel”
Russian Proverb
“Empty barrels make the most noise”
Swedish Proverb
“The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel”
John Lyly
“If you want to catch a trout, don't fish in a herring barrel”
Ann Landers
“There is little choice in a barrel of rotten apples.”
William Shakespeare
“No matter how much Bill Gates may claim otherwise, he missed the Internet, like a barreling freight train that he didn't hear or see coming.”
Jim Clark
“When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.”
J. P. Donleavy