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When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain
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.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
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.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
'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.
