“Empty barrels make the most noise.”
Those with the least real substance or knowledge are often the loudest and most boastful.
— Traditional Faroese Wisdom, Faroe Islands
Source: Traditional Danish proverb ("Tomme Kar skratte mest"), documented in the Wikiquote Danish proverbs compilation, shared Scandinavian/North Atlantic oral heritage also current in Faroese folk speech, public-domain oral tradition
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