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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much
The world is satisfied with words. Few appreciate the things beneath
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect
Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision
Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action
Oaths are but words, and words are but wind
One great use of words is to hide our thoughts
Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning
Tart words make no friends; a spoonful or honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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