The woman that deliberates is lost. Addison.
The woman's cause is man's: they rise or sink / Together. Tennyson.
The womankind will not drill. Carlyle, Father Andreas in "Sartor."
The women are quick enough—they're quick enough. They know the rights of a story before they hear it, and can tell a man what his thoughts are before he knows 'em himself. George Eliot.
The word is always bolder than the deed. 40 Schiller.
The Word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. Bible.
The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond—sometimes better. Dickens.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook. Bible.
The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. Bible.
The words of men are like the leaves of trees; 45 when they are too many they hinder the growth of the fruit. Steiger.