Quotes About Words

Me parecía que era necesario salvar con las palabras todo lo que la historia, la Historia grande, es decir, la de los hombres, había hecho impreciso, había condenado o idealizado [con respecto a las mujeres].

Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.

My attitude towards peace does not depend on which war we are discussing. I think that words should do the work of bombs.

The purpose of the Art of Peace is to fashion sincere human beings; a sincere human being is one who has unified body and spirit, one who is free of hesitation or doubt, and one who understands the power of words

The spirit of the Reformation was already abroad. Instinctive reformers, angry men, muttered so loudly that their words became audible.

A nadie —contestó Rossini—. Todos llevamos demasiada historia a nuestras espaldas, y la historia modifica todo lo que hacemos o decimos. El Santo Padre viajó a París para saludar a los jóvenes. Grandiosas manifestaciones

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.

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

This wisdom is not formulaic and cannot be captured in words, for it has gone beyond words to a place where direct realization rather than conceptual verbalization is the essential mode of being.

Never forget, the words are not the reality, only reality is reality; picture symbols are the idea, words are confusion.

Words, without power, is mere philosophy.

writing - like any art - is so damned personal that there really isn't a right way to do it. You do what works for you; what matters is getting the words on the paper. Sure, if you hear advice, and it works, then excellent. But, if it doesn't, you have to realize that perhaps nothing is wrong with you. You don't jive with the advice.

Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

Action is necessary, but that doesn't mean we have to ignore the words of the wise.

Actions can easily reveal the truth about the person, but also remember not to ignore the words.

By nature, a woman likes sweet words and compliments; whether educated or not.

For religion is the book and the words within it. It is innocent from any committed action(s).

Legacy goes hand-in-hand with actions and achievements. Promises and mere words are beyond our sphere, they are useless in this case.

Many people may talk, but only few can practice whatever they have said.

Pure philosophy is not for the impulsive souls. People who are still offended by simple words or a finger pointed at them.

Purpose is simply the art of knowing what you are supposed to do. Action over words. Focusing on concrete objects.

Silence is only beautiful when you can back up your threats with actions rather than just words.

Sweet and kind words are enough as the perfume of all the women of the world.

The first step in becoming a philosopher is to become overly sensitive to words, including idioms.