You may choose your words like a connoisseur, _x000D_ And polish it up with art, _x000D_ But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, _x000D_ Is the word that comes from the heart.
Interpretation
Words from the heart resonate more deeply than those crafted meticulously.
This quote emphasizes the power of authenticity in communication. While one can skillfully choose and refine words, it is the sincere and heartfelt expression that truly impacts others, as it evokes genuine emotions and connections.
In practice
In a speech about leadership, I would use this quote to emphasize the importance of authentic communication.
Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; _x000D_ Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, _x000D_ And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. _x000D_ Be not afraid _x000D_ To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
A weed is but an unloved flower.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . .
Music is either good or bad, and it's got to be learned. You got to have balance.
Writing isn't something I do, writing is something that I am. I am writing - it's just an expression of me.
There are two moments worthwhile in writing, the one when you start and the other when you throw it in the waste-paper basket.
The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I try and do that and then I put it out there and say to you, "What do you think?" I hope that you think well of it, obviously.
The beautiful is a phenomenon which is never apparent of itself, but is reflected in a thousand different works of the creator.
A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the planet.
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