From the start, English has happily absorbed words from…

As usual, it occurred to me that words were the only thing that could possibly save me from this situation. This was a characteristic…

— Yukio Mishima

If I'm a guy who doesn't seem so merry, It's just because I'm so misunderstood. When I was young I ate a dictionary, And…

— Ira Gershwin

Of all the words of tongue or pen, the saddest are those...it might have been.

— Anonymous

Of all the sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these: it might have been.

— John Greenleaf Whittier

“Clean your Tongue with your Words, not with tongue cleaner”

— Samar Sudha

Of all sad words of tongue and pen the saddest are these, it could have been.

— Anonymous

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Fortunately, war in Latin America is usually waged only with words. The tongue is our most dangerous weapon. We talk too much!

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”

— Billy Graham

“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!”

— John Greenleaf Whittier

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

— Nicky Gumbel

Words. I had always loved them. I collected them, like I had collected pretty stones as a child. I liked to roll words over…

— Kate Forsyth

“Interplanetary dust,” I repeated, liking the feel of the words on my tongue.”

— Jenny Han

One with more of soul in his face than words on his tongue.

— William Wordsworth

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'

— John Greenleaf Whittier