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.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.

We should learn to choose our words carefully, as we can hurt, and mislead others. Words...can't be taken back, once read more

We should learn to choose our words carefully, as we can hurt, and mislead others. Words...can't be taken back, once you give them away.Harsh words are like bullets: no matter what, they can still leave a painful injury. And sometimes, a "sorry" is not enough to heal the wounds you leave...

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

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.)

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

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.

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.