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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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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with read more

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Words Quotes,
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Love is shown in your deeds, not in your words.

Love is shown in your deeds, not in your words.

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Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.

Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.

by Edward Thorndike Found in: Words Quotes,
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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.

by Mark Twain Found in: Words Quotes,
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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.

by Gen. John Burgoyne Found in: Words Quotes,
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That blessed word Mesopotamia.

That blessed word Mesopotamia.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Words Quotes,
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All our words from loose using have lost their edge.

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.

by Ernest Hemingway Found in: Words Quotes,
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But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus said; but speak
forth the words of truth and read more

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus said; but speak
forth the words of truth and soberness.

by Bible Found in: Words Quotes,
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You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

by Joel Osteen Found in: Words Quotes,
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