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    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.)

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What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend but words, once spoken, can never be recalled.

by Earl Of Roscommon Found in: Words Quotes,
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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.

by Will Carleton Found in: Words Quotes,
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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.

by Solomon Found in: Words Quotes,
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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

by Bible Found in: Words Quotes,
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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.

by Anna Sewell Found in: Words Quotes,
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If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

by Steven Wright Found in: Words Quotes,
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Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

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Let deeds match words.

Let deeds match words.

by Plautus Found in: Words Quotes,
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Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

by Muhammad Iqbal Found in: Words Quotes,
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