Vocabulary Quotes

6 quotations about Vocabulary
Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all.
Winston Churchill · Vocabulary
Prose, words in their best order. Poetry, the best words in the best order.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge · Vocabulary
The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.
Clifton Fadiman · Vocabulary
Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson · Vocabulary
Never use big words where a diminutive one will suffice.
Source Unknown · Vocabulary
The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.
Ludwig Wittgenstein · Vocabulary

Authors on Vocabulary

Winston Churchill Samuel Taylor Coleridge Clifton Fadiman Robert Louis Stevenson Source Unknown Ludwig Wittgenstein