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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
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.
You have only, when before you glass, to keep pronouncing to
yourself nimini-pimini; the lips cannot keep taking their read more
You have only, when before you glass, to keep pronouncing to
yourself nimini-pimini; the lips cannot keep taking their plie.
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.
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing
reprove?
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing
reprove?
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.
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.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Provoking, isn't it? that when one is most in need of sensible words, one finds them not.
Provoking, isn't it? that when one is most in need of sensible words, one finds them not.
