| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Still Waters Run Deep. | | |
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Silent and quiet conspirators or traitors are most dangerous; barking dogs never bite; the fox barks not when he would steal the lamb. | 1 |
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| “Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep; |
| And in his simple show he harbours treason, |
| The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb; |
| No, no, my sovereign, Gloucester is a man |
| Unsounded yet, and full of deep deceit.” | |
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Shakespeare: 2 Henry VI., iii. 1. |
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