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Word Quotes
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But yesterday the word of Caesar might Have stood against the world; now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)
Words that weep, and tears that speak. (Quote by - Abraham Cowley)
My word fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)
Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them. (Quote by - Adlai Stevenson)
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: It might have been! (Quote by - John Greenleaf Whittier)
But words once spoke can never be recall'd. (Quote by - Wentworth Dillon)
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. (Quote by - Bible)
He utters empty words, he utters sound without mind. (Quote by - Virgil)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. (Quote by - Proverbs)
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would. (Quote by - George Eliot)
Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words can never harm me. (Quote by - Old English Rhyme)
Words will build no walls. (Quote by - Plutarch)
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. (Quote by - Herbert Hoover)
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. (Quote by - Oliver Wendell Holmes)