7 quotes about Vocabulary

Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all.

— Churchill, Winston

Prose, words in their best order. Poetry, the best words in the best order.

— Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

— Fadiman, Cliff

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.

— Stevenson, Robert Louis

Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.

— Unknown, Source

Never use big words where a diminutive one will suffice.

— Unknown, Source

The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

— Wittgenstein, Ludwig