Syllable/stress

Famous quotes containing the words syllable and/or stress:

“The Brain is just the weight of God—
For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
As Syllable from Sound—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

“Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)