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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 things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.

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He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words read more

He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words of gods.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Words Quotes,
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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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Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.

Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.

by George Eliot Found in: Words Quotes,
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How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing
reprove?

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing
reprove?

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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Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.

Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.

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That blessed word Mesopotamia.

That blessed word Mesopotamia.

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A very great part of the mischiefs that vex this world arises
from words.

A very great part of the mischiefs that vex this world arises
from words.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Words Quotes,
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My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.

My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.

by James Joyce Found in: Words Quotes,
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