No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
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No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
There are very few profound sayings in the world.
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
The way I write, words can means lots of different things.
Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn't change.
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.
When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.
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