A word from the mouth is like a stone from a sling. Spanish Proverb
A word from the mouth is like a stone from a sling.WordsQuotations by Spanish Proverb
Year: 2008
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. Chinese Proverb
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.WordsQuotations by Chinese Proverb
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker. Plutarch
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.WordsQuotations by Plutarch
Like an arrow to its mark flies the word good man’s word. Platen
Like an arrow to its mark flies the word good man’s word.WordsQuotations by Platen
On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations. Wendell Phillips
On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations.WordsQuotations by Wendell Phillips
The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts. Charles H. Parkhurst
The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.WordsQuotations by Charles H. Parkhurst
The two most beautiful words in the English language are: Check Enclosed. Dorothy Parker
The two most beautiful words in the English language are: Check Enclosed.WordsQuotations by Dorothy Parker
The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr. Mohammed
The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.WordsQuotations by Mohammed
Words can be like baseball bats when used maliciously. Sidney Madwed
Words can be like baseball bats when used maliciously.WordsQuotations by Sidney Madwed
Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it. James Russell Lowell
Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.WordsQuotations by James Russell Lowell
The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back. Karl Kraus
The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.WordsQuotations by Karl Kraus
What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A stick! Kirchenbaum
What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work? A stick!WordsQuotations by Kirchenbaum
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. Rudyard Kipling
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.WordsQuotations by Rudyard Kipling
Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking. John Maynard Keynes
Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.WordsQuotations by John Maynard Keynes
Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear. Joseph Joubert
Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.WordsQuotations by Joseph Joubert
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.WordsQuotations by Henrik Ibsen
Words are tools which automatically carve concepts out of experience. Julian S. Huxley
Words are tools which automatically carve concepts out of experience.WordsQuotations by Julian S. Huxley
Words from the thread on which we string our experiences. Aldous Huxley
Words from the thread on which we string our experiences.WordsQuotations by Aldous Huxley
Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs. Pearl Strachan Hurd
Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.WordsQuotations by Pearl Strachan Hurd
Strong words are required for weak principles. Doug Horton
Strong words are required for weak principles.WordsQuotations by Doug Horton
A word once uttered can never be recalled. Horace
A word once uttered can never be recalled.WordsQuotations by Horace
Words will not fail when the matter is well considered. Horace
Words will not fail when the matter is well considered.WordsQuotations by Horace
Words are the money of fools. Thomas Hobbes
Words are the money of fools.WordsQuotations by Thomas Hobbes
Words are wise men’s counters, they do but reckon by them: but they are the money of fools. Thomas Hobbes
Words are wise men’s counters, they do but reckon by them: but they are the money of fools.WordsQuotations by Thomas Hobbes
All our words from loose using have lost their edge. Ernest Hemingway
All our words from loose using have lost their edge.WordsQuotations by Ernest Hemingway
All my life I’ve looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time. Ernest Hemingway
All my life I’ve looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.WordsQuotations by Ernest Hemingway
There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one. Baltasar Gracian
There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.WordsQuotations by Baltasar Gracian
When ideas fail, words come in very handy. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.WordsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Every spoken word arouses our self-will. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Every spoken word arouses our self-will.WordsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.WordsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
I haven’t much opinion of words. They’re apt to set fire to a dry tongue, that’s what I say. Ellen Glasgow
I haven’t much opinion of words. They’re apt to set fire to a dry tongue, that’s what I say.WordsQuotations by Ellen Glasgow
Words represent your intellect. The sound, gesture and movement represent your feelings. Patricia Fripp
Words represent your intellect. The sound, gesture and movement represent your feelings.WordsQuotations by Patricia Fripp
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. Anatole France
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them.WordsQuotations by Anatole France
Words are alive; cut them and they bleed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Words are alive; cut them and they bleed.WordsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence, whether a man be behind it or no. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It makes a great difference in the force of a sentence, whether a man be behind it or no.WordsQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. T. S. Eliot
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.WordsQuotations by T. S. Eliot
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would. George Eliot
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.WordsQuotations by George Eliot
I’ve been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap? Phyllis Diller
I’ve been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap?WordsQuotations by Phyllis Diller
A word is dead when it is said. Some say. I say it just, begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson
A word is dead when it is said. Some say. I say it just, begins to live that day.WordsQuotations by Emily Dickinson
I have never been hurt by what I have not said. Calvin Coolidge
I have never been hurt by what I have not said.WordsQuotations by Calvin Coolidge