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    A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale
    and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou
    art all voice and nothing else." (Vox et praeterea nibil.)

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The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

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His voice no touch of harmony admits,
Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.
The two extremes appear read more

His voice no touch of harmony admits,
Irregularly deep, and shrill by fits.
The two extremes appear like man and wife
Coupled together for the sake of strife.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Voice Quotes,
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The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in read more

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.

by Kate Chopin Found in: Voice Quotes,
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. . . solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry read more

. . . solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition . . .

by Amelia Barr Found in: Voice Quotes,
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His voice was intimate as the rustle of sheets.

His voice was intimate as the rustle of sheets.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Voice Quotes,
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There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

There is no index of character so sure as the voice.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Voice Quotes,
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Oh, there is something in that voice that reaches
The innermost recesses of my spirit!

Oh, there is something in that voice that reaches
The innermost recesses of my spirit!

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It is the still small voice that the soul heeds; not the deafening blasts of doom.

It is the still small voice that the soul heeds; not the deafening blasts of doom.

by William D. Howells Found in: Voice Quotes,
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There is no index so sure as the voice.

There is no index so sure as the voice.

by Tancred Found in: Voice Quotes,
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