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Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of
unclean lips, and read more
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of
unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean
lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.
Archers ever
Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid
(Archer of archers both in men read more
Archers ever
Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid
(Archer of archers both in men and women),
Be worse provided than a common archer?
The heart seldom feels what the mouth expresses.
[Fr., Le coeur sent rarement ce que la bouche exprime.]
The heart seldom feels what the mouth expresses.
[Fr., Le coeur sent rarement ce que la bouche exprime.]
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good
things? for out of the abundance of the read more
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good
things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh.
The most precious things in speech are the pauses.
The most precious things in speech are the pauses.
