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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
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.
My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
