Gertrude Stein Words
A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind. Thales
A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. Rudyard Kipling
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
Silence is better than unmeaning words. Pythagoras
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought. Pythagoras
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
However stupid a fool's words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man. Nikolai Gogol
However stupid a fool's words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.
You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange. Milan Kundera
You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange.
One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. Jack Kerouac
One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses. William Butler Yeats
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear. Allan Lokos
Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.
Memory's images, once they are fixed in words, are erased," Polo said. "Perhaps I am afraid of losing Venice all at once, if I speak of it, or perhaps, speaking of other cities, I have already lost it, little by little. Italo Calvino
Memory's images, once they are fixed in words, are erased," Polo said. "Perhaps I am afraid of losing Venice all at once, if I speak of it, or perhaps, speaking of other cities, I have already lost it, little by little.
Falsehood is never in words; it is in things. Italo Calvino
Falsehood is never in words; it is in things.