Famous quotes containing the word words:
“When the words rustle no more,
And the last work’s done,
When the bolt lies deep in the door,”
—James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)
“Canst thou copy in verse one chime
Of the wood-bell’s peal and cry,
Write in a book the morning’s prime,
Or match with words the tender sky?”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“When words reach the tip of your tongue, hold back half of them.”
—Chinese proverb.