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    The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

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Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

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'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.

'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.

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Words are but empty thanks.

Words are but empty thanks.

by Colley Cibber Found in: Words Quotes,
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The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.

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

by Buddha 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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Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd,
The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.

Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd,
The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.

by Joanna Baillie 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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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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Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

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