Words Quotes - Page 18

The spoken word has come to dominate many Protestant forms of worship: the words of prayers, responsive readings, Scripture, the sermon, and so forth. Yet the spoken word is perhaps the least effective way of reaching the heart; one must constantly pay attention with one’s mind. The spoken word tends to go to our heads, not our hearts.

The seductive power of sex and money is nothing compared to that of words.

Almost everybody gets tired and bored by one lackadaisical topic. If you hit them with something delicious, like a sexy adventure, then the world will want to hear you speak, mind you! Don't become a vulgarian.

I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony.

I am in awe of flowers.
Not because of their colors,
but because even though they
have dirt in their roots,
they still grow.
They still bloom.

God used the element of faith to construct the earth and its inhabitants. Whatever he said, it came to pass, then dropped these elements in us to say whatever we want to also come to pass, but sin and disbelieve has murdered the faith in us and need to be ressurected by purity and strong will power.

I don't really believe anything I say. Because the nature of my work concerns the spaces between the words, rather than the words themselves.

The word of Mohammad is a voice direct from nature's own heart - all else is wind in comparison.

Words were another sword for the man who wielded them well.

Language is something you inherit, it's never just you doing the talking, which helps when you're pretending.

We can't change the world by shouting, but our words can have meaning if we give them enough respect.

I like the sounds of words. Words are very enjoyable. I like words because they are... seductive. And I like words because they can contain... fantasies.

So I find words I never thought to speak

In streets I never thought I should revisit

When I left my body on a distant shore.

His heart is too full, and no words to release it.

The great writer evokes the words
that buried within hearts of readers.

Powerful words harmonize heart and mind as if a symphony.

There are times that the emotions we keep in our hearts, no matter how abundant, are better left unexpressed.

Either I've always spoken to her from the heart in times like this, or I never have and I don't know what it means.

The wound made by hurting with fire will heal but the wound created by harsh words uttered using out tongue leaves an indelible scar.

In prayer, God doesn’t want your words, he wants your heart. He doesn’t track your eloquence, he treasures your soul.