“Words alone are certain good.”
Source: Crossways (1889), The Song Of The Happy Shepherd, l. 10.
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W.B. Yeats255
Irish poet and playwright 1865–1939Related quotes
“But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.”
Haruki Murakami book 1Q84
IQ84 (2009-2010)
Variant: It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.
Source: 1Q84
“At certain moments, words are nothing; it is the tone in which they are uttered.”
Paul Bourget (1852–1935) French writer
A de certaines minutes, les mots ne sont rien, c’est le ton qui est tout.
Source: Cosmopolis (1892), Ch. 5 "Countess Steno"
“In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.”
Franz Kafka book The Zürau Aphorisms
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The Zürau Aphorisms (1917 - 1918)
“Think not that your word and yours alone must be right.”
Sophocles (-496–-406 BC) ancient Greek tragedian
Source: Antigone, Line 706
“Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.”
Elizabeth Gilbert book Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Source: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage