“Words are but empty thanks.”
Woman's Wit, Act V (1697).
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British poet laureate 1671–1757Related quotes

“Words from empty words they sever—
Words of Truth from words of Pride.”
Part III Poems, "Reflection from Various Surfaces" (April 18, 1853)
The Life of James Clerk Maxwell (1882)
Context: By the hollow mauntain-side
Questions strange I shout for ever,
While echoes far and wide
Seem to mock my vain endeavour;
Still I shout, for though they never
Cast my borrowed voice aside,
Words from empty words they sever—
Words of Truth from words of Pride.
Source: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

2010s, 2011, Speech at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (2011)

Original: Esistono persone che sanno ancora ringraziare. Grazie, una semplice parola che dimostra gratitudine, un gesto in estinzione.
Source: prevale.net

“To-morrow it seem
Like the empty words of a dream
Remembered on waking.”
I Love all Beauteous Things, st. 2.
Poetry

On winning the Nobel Prize, TIME magazine (16 October 1978)

“There is no such thing as an empty word, only one that is worn out yet remains full.”