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That blessed word Mesopotamia. - Unattributed Author, see Brewer's "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat to him the words of gods. - Unattributed Author, Egyptian Book of the Dead The tongue of a man is his sword and effective speech is stronger than all fighting. - Unattributed Author, The Husia of Ancient Egypt, translation by Maulana Kaurenga It is with a word as with an arrow--once let it loose and it does not return. - Abd-el-Kader (Kadir) Words were with them forms of expression which varied with individuals, but falsehood was more or less necessary to all. - Henry Brooks Adams Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. - Joseph Addison Words are the physicians of a mind diseased. - Aeschylus By words the mind is winged. - Aristophanes A word after a word after a word is power. - Margaret Atwood A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of. - Burt Bacharach Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in return exercise authority on reason. - Francis Bacon Words, when written, crystallize history; their very structure gives permanence to the unchangeable past. - Francis Bacon Words, as a Tartar's bow, do not shoot back upon the understanding of the wisest, and mightily entangle and pervert the judgment. - Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd, The latest spoken still are deem'd the best. - Joanna Baillie, Address to Miss Agnes Baillie on her Birthday (l. 126) One picture is worth ten thousand words. - Frederick R. Barnard, Printer's Ink 'Tis a word that's quickly spoken, Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken. - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, The Spanish Curate (act II, sc. 5, Song) All words are pegs to hang ideas on. - Henry Ward Beecher But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus said; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. - Bible, Acts (ch. XXVI, v. 25) 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. - Bible, Ecclesiastes (ch. V, v. 2) Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. - Bible, Ephesians (ch. V, v. 6) Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. - Bible, II Timothy (ch. I, v. 13) How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? - Bible, Job (ch. VI, v. 25) Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? - Bible, Job (ch. XXXVIII, v. 2) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - Bible, John (ch. I, v. 1) A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! - Bible, Proverbs (ch. XV, v. 23) Displaying page 1 of 8 for this topic: Next >> [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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