"To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple words."

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Source : Joseph Devlin (2014). “How to Speak and Write Correctly (illustrated): Fully Formatted Version”, p.4, Full Moon Publications

Joseph Devlin

#Ignorance Quotes #Simple Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.”
“Itâ€™s dead obvious that creationism isnâ€™t science, or even bad science. Itâ€™s nonsense. But Iâ€™ve long stated itâ€™s also bad religion, because it doesnâ€™t just take faith, it also takes a phenomenal disregard of reality.”
“No moon, sun, diamond, hands â€” fingertip, dot, ray, gauze, sea. pine green, pink glass, eye, mine, eraser, mud, mother, I am coming.”
“At my hotel room, my friend came over and asked to use the phone. I said Certainly. He said Do I need to dial 9 I say Yeah. Especially if it's in the number. You can try four and five back to back real quick.”
“If environmental protection efforts continue to lag behind economic growth, pollution will become even more rampant.”
“Caffeine restricts blood flow to the brain.”

Source : Daniel G. Amen, M.D. (2010). “Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted”, p.99, Harmony
“We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.”
“One who was born in the house of a warrior, regardless of his rank or class, first acquaints himself with a man of military feats and achievements in loyalty....Everyone knows that if a man doesn't hold filial piety toward his own parents he would also neglect his duties toward his lord. Such a neglect means a disloyalty toward humanity. Therefore such a man doesn't deserve to be called 'samurai'.”

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