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Word Quotes

Short lines built around the weight of a single word.

These quotes look at how one word can carry more than its dictionary entry suggests, including the idea that tolerance sometimes functions as a disguised form of indifference. Others note that everyday terms, like entrepreneur, arrived in English as borrowed language. For a lighter take on wordplay, see our Riddles page.

A few lines here argue that speech means little unless it lines up with what a person actually does. Browse related themes in our Bad quotes or the God collection.

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