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'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.
Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.
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.)
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.
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
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.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
That blessed word Mesopotamia.
That blessed word Mesopotamia.
