Rebecca was an academic star. Her new book was on the phenomenon of word casings, a term she'd invented for words that no longer had meaning outside quotation marks. English was full of these empty words--"friend" and "real" and "story" and "change"-...
English has so many words that do not exist in Sharchhop, but they are mostly nouns, mostly things: machine, airplane, wristwatch. Sharchhop, on the other hand, reveals a culture of material economy but abundant, intricate familial ties and social re...
King Arthur: Cut down a tree with a herring? It can't be done. [the Knights of Ni scream and cover their ears] Knight 1: Don't say that word! King Arthur: What word? Knight 1: I cannot tell! Suffice to say, is one of the words the Knights of Ni canno...
What is a valley of tears? He was scourged, covered with spittle, crowned with thorns, nailed to the cross. From this valley of tears you must ascend. But ascend where? ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...
I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.
Be an example, be kind and be simple.
Be kind to all and rude to no one.
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.
A word once spoken, an army of chariots cannot overtake it.
Swiftest horse cannot overtake the word once spoken.
Actions speak louder than words.
Rather weigh the will of the speaker, than the worth of the words.
The walking-stick reaches many lands, the word many more.
Do not use words that are too big for your mouth.
The wound of words is worse than the wound of swords.
A healthy ear can stand hearing sick words.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.
The word "enough" does not exist for water, fire, and women.
America’s been ruined by one word: Bankers. No, two words: Bankers and lawyers. Make that three words. Add politicians to that list. Oh, and don’t forget the lobbyists.
Words can be medicines; they can also be poisons. Words can heal; they can also kill... It all depends on how, when and where they are use and against whom! Let us not abuse our words. It's a misuse of the tongue!
I worked it through with pride,I almost spoke without words, and i'm masterly at speaking without words.All my life I have spoken without words, and I have passed through whole tragedies on my own account without words
