Meaningful Quotes: Words
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." (Plato)
"Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." (George Eliot)
"We write to taste life twice." (Anais Nin)
"When you speak, your words echo across the room. When you write, your words echo across the ages." (Bud Gardner)
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." (Mark Twain)
"It may be bad to talk when your mouth is full, but it isn't too good either when your head is empty." (Herbert V. Prochnow)
"There must have been some reason nature made man's ears to stay open and his mouth to shut." (unknown)
“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.” (Mark Twain)
“Language, like clothing, is best when it is clean.” (unknown)
“He that thinketh by the inch, but talketh by the yard, deserveth to be kicketh by the foot.” (unknown)
"Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." (George Eliot)
"We write to taste life twice." (Anais Nin)
"When you speak, your words echo across the room. When you write, your words echo across the ages." (Bud Gardner)
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." (Mark Twain)
"It may be bad to talk when your mouth is full, but it isn't too good either when your head is empty." (Herbert V. Prochnow)
"There must have been some reason nature made man's ears to stay open and his mouth to shut." (unknown)
“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.” (Mark Twain)
“Language, like clothing, is best when it is clean.” (unknown)
“He that thinketh by the inch, but talketh by the yard, deserveth to be kicketh by the foot.” (unknown)