Book Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“being articulate is not a facility of language but a fidelity to vision. And so we are all articulate when finding the courage to…

— Mark Nepo

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.

— Mark Twain

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression of him becomes broken and painful; he revolts the…

— Charles Horton Cooley

Dull words are what make many bright sentences shine. They do not call attention to themselves.

— Alexandra Petri

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.

— Hermann Hesse

Every man speaks and writes with intent to be understood; and it can seldom happen but he that understands himself, might convey his notions…

— Samuel Johnson

“...words are always imperfect, words are just sounds we make with our mouths that point our minds to think of things that cannot be…

— Ivan E. Coyote

With whose imperfections will you bear, and what insult are you capable of enduring, if a thoughtless word from your own Superior is unbearable?

— Vincent de Paul

“Have you ever known a person who was highly intelligent, yet their lack of character destroyed your impression of them? Even though they may…

— Susan C. Young

“Words are like shards of glass. By themselves they're worthless; however, when placed together in just the right way, they can become great works…

— Leigh M. Lane

There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.

— Walt Whitman