A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

In the increasingly convincing darkness the words become palpable, like a fruit that is too beautiful to eat.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.

The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life.

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you?re pierced.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.