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A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
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?
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
Tears are words the heart can't express
Tears are words the heart can't express
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
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.
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
