The Moral is that gardeners pine,
Whene'er no pods adorn the vine.
Of all sad words experience read more

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.)

A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.

A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.

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.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

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

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

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.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

Words, as a Tartar's bow, do not shoot back upon the
understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and read more

Words, as a Tartar's bow, do not shoot back upon the
understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert
the judgment.