The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
Kin Hubbard
The only weapon that becomes sharper with constant use is the tongue.
Anonymous
The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much that can be and is said by words cannot successfully be put into equations, because it is nonsense.
C. Truesdell
There's nothing wrong with having nothing to say -- unless you insist on saying it.
Anonymous
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.
Tom Robbins
We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.
John Stuart Mill
