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Stealing someone else's words frequently spares the embarrassment of eating your own.
Stealing someone else's words frequently spares the embarrassment of eating your own.
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.
He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words read more
He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words of gods.
All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.
Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can only be forgiven not forgotten.
Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can only be forgiven not forgotten.