dead men tell no tales

Proverb

 * 1) A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.

Usage notes

 * Sometimes used to indicate a motive for murder.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: mrtví muži nic neřeknou
 * Esperanto: la mortintoj ne atestas
 * Finnish: kuolleet eivät tiedä mitään
 * French: les morts ne parlent pas
 * Galician: home morto non dá fala, home morto non fala
 * German: Tote reden nicht
 * Greek: οι νεκροί δεν λένε παραμύθια
 * Italian: i morti non parlano
 * Japanese: 死人に口無し
 * Korean: 죽은 자는 말-이 없다
 * Polish: martwi głosu nie mają
 * Portuguese: mortos não falam
 * Russian: мёртвые не болта́ют
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: мртва уста не говоре
 * Roman: mrtva usta ne govore
 * Spanish: los muertos no hablan
 * Ukrainian: ме́ртві бджо́ли не гуду́ть