Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. ~Edgar Allan Poe
若不對話語的真實性戒慎恐懼,就無力觸摸人心。
Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action. ~author unknown
話語應做為溝通的工具,而非取代行動。
For words, like Nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson
語文就像大自然,半啟半閤著內在的靈魂。
Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world. ~Lawrence Lovasik
仁慈的話語是一種創造力,是建立一切美好事的力量,並湧出祝福的能源給予這世界。
Be not the slave of words. ~Thomas Carlyle
不要成為語言的奴隸
Your life depends on your power to master words. ~Arthur Scargill
你的生活實有賴於駕馭話語的能力。
One’s vocabulary needs constant fertilization or it will die. ~Evelyn Waugh
一個人的語彙需要經常去豐富它,否則它會枯竭而亡。
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
耶和華我的磐石、我的救贖主啊,願我口中的言語、心裡的意念,在你面前蒙悅納。 ~詩 19:14
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
說話浮躁的,如刀刺人;智慧人的舌頭,卻為醫人的良藥 。~箴 12:18
He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
謹守口的,得保生命;大張嘴的,必致敗亡。~箴 13:3
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
良言如同蜂房,使心覺甘甜,使骨得醫治。~箴 16:24
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
生死在舌頭的權下,喜愛它的,必喫它所結的果子。 ~箴 18:21
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
污穢的言語,一句不可出口,只要隨事說造就人的好話,叫聽見的人得益處。~弗 4:29