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O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about saints, praise, state, soul, god

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the...

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

Quote by George W. Bush

The eyes those silent tongues of love.

The eyes those silent tongues of love.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about eyes, love

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about knowledge

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a...

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.

Quote by Brad Paisley about music

Like a great island in the midst of the Algonquins lay...

Like a great island in the midst of the Algonquins lay the country of tribes speaking the generic tongue of the Iroquois

Quote by Francis Parkman about country

Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.

Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.

Quote by Cesare Pavese about human imperfections

Kind words do not cost much, they never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men’s souls, and a beautiful image it is.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about opinion, word, man, good, good luck, people

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word...

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother, it's inflammatory.

Quote by Tennessee Williams about word, human imperfections

The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond...

The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.

Quote by Thomas Stearns Eliot about death, communication, language, fire, fire brigade

From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's...

From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue.

Quote by Isaac Watts about god, praise, name

He who dares to speak with a razor sharp tongue, shall in...

He who dares to speak with a razor sharp tongue, shall in end, bare the final scar.

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about insults, end

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener...

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

Quote by Washington Irving about language, tools, use

The writer cannot exist outside of the fortress and...

The writer cannot exist outside of the fortress and mother tongue.

Quote by Vasile Tarateanu about literature, writers, mother

Did they put into dispute and did they smash over tongue...

Did they put into dispute and did they smash over tongue the words, me making saying nothing to myself the unwords.

Quote by Dumitru Găleşanu about eternity

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