- Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so he is.
- Publilius Syrus
- Language is a dress of thought. - Samuel Johnson
- A thing well said will be wit in all languages. - John Dryden
- Good words are worth much and cost little. - George Herbert
- Words are like leaves, and where they most abound
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. - Alexander Pope
- Words, like flowers have their colors, too. - Ernest Rhy
- My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:
Words without thoughts never to heaven go. - William Shakespeare
- Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
- Samuel Johnson
- Clearness is the most important matter in the use of words.
- Quintillian
- A word to the wise is sufficient. - Plautus
- Use soft words and hard arguments. - English Proverb
- No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. - Sam Rayburn