Quote by Joseph Addison
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a des

Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. – Joseph Addison

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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution. – Joseph Addison

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

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A wise man hears one word and understands two. – Yiddish Proverb

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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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