It's my position that gentlemen should reason thing out rather than resort to force.

我主张君子动口不动手.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

To jaw - jaw is better than to war - war.

动口比动武要好.

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The food was served, but he refused to eat for a long while.

饭菜都端上来了, 可他半天不动口.

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When involved in a dispute, a gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists.

有事好好说, 君子动口不动手!

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