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Francis Quarles: A word unspoken is a sword in the scabbard; a word uttered is a sword in…

A word unspoken is a sword in the scabbard; a word uttered is a sword in another's hand.

In today’s wordsA word unspoken is a sword in its sheath; a word spoken is a sword in someone else's hand.

Francis QuarlesCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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