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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

by Lao Tzu Found in: Words Quotes,
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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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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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A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.

A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.

by Turkish Proverb Found in: Words Quotes,
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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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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

by Buddha Found in: Words Quotes,
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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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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.)

by Guy Wetmore Carryl Found in: Words Quotes,
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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.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Words Quotes,
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