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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.
No words are necessary between two loving hearts
No words are necessary between two loving hearts
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire.
That blessed word Mesopotamia.
That blessed word Mesopotamia.
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.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
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.)
