A word to the wise is infuriating.

A word to the wise is infuriating.

We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do read more

We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.

Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: You find the present tense and the past perfect

Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: You find the present tense and the past perfect

Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.

No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.

At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd,
The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.

Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd,
The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.