Quotes
Quotes about Word
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be masterâthat's all.".
That blessed word Mesopotamia.
He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat to him the words of gods.
The tongue of a man is his sword and effective speech is stronger than all fighting.
Words, as a Tartar's bow, do not shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment.
Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd, The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
'Tis a word that's quickly spoken, Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus said; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
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.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
A very great part of the mischiefs that vex this world arises from words.
Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds; You can't do that way when you're flying words. "Careful with fire," is good advice we know "Careful with words," is ten times doubly so. Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead; But God Himself can't kill them when they're said.
High Air-castles are cunningly built of Words, the Words well bedded also in good Logic-mortar; wherein, however, no Knowledge will come to lodge.
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.)
Words writ in waters.
