"It is nonetheless the best usage that decides the meaning of words."

-- Wilson Follett

#Usage Quotes #Meanings Of Words Quotes

“The Poet is a kinsman in the clouds Who scoffs at archers, loves a stormy day; But on the ground, among the hooting crowds, He cannot walk, his wings are in the way.”
“Just the same as I mix each track to connect them together to build a story, it's the same with the message, each scripture and passage is building up a story and a testimony in a way that's going to connect with people.”
“I've been forgotten by our Good Lord.”
“In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fix'd: 't is fix'd as in a frost; contracted all, retiring to the breast; but strength of mind is exercise, not rest.”
“Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes.”
“All the legislation in the world will not abolish kissing.”
“There are two versions to every poem â€“ the crying version and the straight version”
“There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint.”

Source : "Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church". Book by Peter Kreeft, 2001.

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