Moliere
Playwright, Actor
"I live on good soup, not on fine words."
Fine Words quotes
Fine Words
12 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Confucius
Philosopher
"Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."
Laozi
Philosopher
"Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?"
Joseph Joubert
Essayist, Moralist
"Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it."
Jonathan Swift
Satirist, Writer
"Fine words! I wonder where you stole them."
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"It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive."
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"Fine words dresse ill deedes."
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"I am not imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean."
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"Before using a fine word, make a place for it."
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