Quote by Henry Adams
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious. – Henry Adams

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Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. – Henry Adams

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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. – Henry Adams

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When I was born I was so surprised I didnt talk for a year and a half. – Gracie Allen

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The words of the world want to make sentences. – Gaston Bachelard

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A word from the mouth is like a stone from a sling. – Proverb

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Words of love, are works of love. – William R. Alger

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Wherever art appears, life disappears. – Robert Motherwell

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