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On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and flags. Gongs and… — Sun Tzu
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves - but what… — Rudyard Kipling
Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion, fearing that without it we will be hurled into that… — James A. Baldwin
Science, or para-science, tells us that geraniums bloom better if they are spoken to. But a kind word every now and then is really quite… — Victoria Glendinning
O Thou, Far off and here, whole and broken, Who in necessity and in bounty wait, Whose truth is light and dark, mute though spoken,… — Wendell Berry
The single and most dangerous word to be spoken in business is no. The second most dangerous word is yes. It is possible to avoid… — Lois Wyse
Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are confessable agonies, sufferings of which one can positively be proud. Of bereavement, of parting, of the sense of sin and the fear of… — Aldous Huxley
Some things cannot be spoken or discovered until we have been stuck, incapacitated, or blown off course for awhile. Plain sailing is pleasant, but you… — David Whyte
Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the… — Lydia M. Child
The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls keep their distance,… — Albert Camus
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life. — George D. Prentice
That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have… — Abraham Lincoln
Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others… — George Washington
Music is the language spoken by angels. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The angels are so enamored of the language that is spoken in heaven that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do you know how I feel about that? I'm sure this is no big surprise... what a mistake. I should never have voted for that,… — Harry Reid
With cats, some say, one rule is true: Don't speak till you are spoken to. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world… — Jeffrey R. Holland
I would hope that we would not lose the real objective of our cherished opportunities to serve. That objective, that eternal goal, is the same… — Thomas S. Monson

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