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Dionysius Cato:The same words conceal and


The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.
by Dionysius Cato


Chinese Proverb:Good words by the third time


Good words by the third time will even bore the dogs.
by Chinese Proverb


Bible:He that hath knowledge spareth his words.


He that hath knowledge spareth his words. (Proverbs 17:27)
by Bible


Socrates:False words are not only evil in


False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
by Socrates


Christian Nestell Bovee:Fame - a few words upon


Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
by Christian Nestell Bovee


Buddha:Whatever words we utter should be chosen


Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
by Buddha


Chinese Proverb:If you wish to know the mind of


If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
by Chinese Proverb


The Dhammapada:There are men steady and wise


There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control.
by The Dhammapada


George Eliot:Blessed is the man who, having


Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact.
by George Eliot


Robert Frost:In three words I can sum up


In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.
by Robert Frost


Lao-Tzu:Kindness in words creates confidence.


Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
by Lao-Tzu


Johann Kaspar Lavater:Call him wise whose


Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.
by Johann Kaspar Lavater


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:A torn jacket is soon


A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Marcel Marceau:Do not the most moving moments of


Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?
by Marcel Marceau


Dorothy Parker:The two most beautiful words in


The two most beautiful words in the English language are "cheque enclosed".
by Dorothy Parker


Robert Southey:If you be pungent, be brief; for


If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed the deeper they burn.
by Robert Southey


Josh Billings:Words are often seen hunting for


Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.
by Josh Billings


Jonathan Swift:Words are but wind; and learning


Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.
by Jonathan Swift


John Dryden:When he spoke, what tender words he


When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.
by John Dryden


Chapman:Let no man value at a little price a


Let no man value at a little price a virtuous woman's counsel; her winged spirit is feathered often times with heavenly words, and, like her beauty, ravishing and pure.
by Chapman


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