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WORDS ABOUT WORDS
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
—Proverbs

Posted on February 19, 2002 at 8:03 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Words are dwarfs, but examples are giants.
—Proverbs

Posted on July 23, 1998 at 5:14 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Wisdom comes in 10 parts, 9 of which are silence. The tenth is brevity of language.
—Proverbs

Posted on April 10, 2003 at 4:15 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Give your tongue more holidays than your head.
—Proverbs

Posted on January 20, 1999 at 12:52 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Every word has three explanations and three interpretations.
—Proverbs

Posted on May 19, 1998 at 9:11 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
—Proverbs

Posted on May 31, 2002 at 5:16 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

A foreign language is more easily learned in the kitchen than at school.
—Proverbs

Posted on May 21, 1998 at 12:03 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.
—Proverbs

Posted on March 30, 2004 at 8:22 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.
—Proverbs

Posted on December 3, 2002 at 6:58 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

The palest ink is better than the best memory.
—Proverbs

Posted on December 16, 2002 at 6:12 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Words are sounds of the heart.
—Proverbs

Posted on June 11, 1999 at 7:06 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Fine words butter no parsnips.
—Proverbs

Posted on January 24, 2000 at 7:57 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

The word which you keep between your lips is your slave, the word spoken out of season is your master.
—Proverbs

Posted on February 12, 1999 at 6:15 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Speak fair, and think what you will.
—Proverbs

Posted on February 22, 1999 at 9:53 AM

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