
“Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.”
XI, 32
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book XI
“Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.”
“Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.”
Act IV, scene iv.
Cato, A Tragedy (1713)
From Kuvempu’s writings in English on the historical subject of Timoor’s invasion of India. Quoted here. Poet, nature lover and humanist, 24 November 2013, Archive Organization http://web.archive.org/web/20060318053230/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr252004/sh1.asp,
“Fearless people,
Careless needle.
Harsh words spoken,
And lives are broken.”
"Prayer For The Dying"
Seal (1994)
“Can I say that curse word now?”
Inside Out (2015)
“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.”
“Harsh words, though pertinent, uncouth appear:
None please the fancy, who offend the ear.”
The Dispensary, Canto IV, line 204.