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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
There is no need of words; believe facts
My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity
Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the disgust which they produce arises from the revival of those images with which they are commonly united
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit
Words are but the signs of ideas
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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."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
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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