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A word to the wise is infuriating.
A word to the wise is infuriating.
Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
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.
Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds;
You can't do that way when you're flying words.
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Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds;
You can't do that way when you're flying words.
"Careful with fire," is good advice we know
"Careful with words," is ten times doubly so.
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead;
But God Himself can't kill them when they're said.
Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.
Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
