A word to the wise is infuriating.

A word to the wise is infuriating.

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.

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.

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

The Moral is that gardeners pine,
Whene'er no pods adorn the vine.
Of all sad words experience read more

The Moral is that gardeners pine,
Whene'er no pods adorn the vine.
Of all sad words experience gleans,
The saddest are: "It might have beans."
(The did not make this up myself:
'Twas in a book upon my shelf.
It's witty, but I don't deny
It's rather Whittier than I.)

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

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.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express