σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)
cut up: P. and V. τέμνειν, Ar. and P. κατατέμνειν, V. κρεοκοπεῖν, ἀρταμεῖν.
sculpture: Ar. and P. γλύφειν, ξεῖν.
