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How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
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.)
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter any thing before God; read more
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter any thing before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon
earth: therefore let thy words be few.
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.
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.
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
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.
