Similar quotesOnce a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
Horace Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it.
Homer The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain Words are only painted fire; a book is the fire itself.
Mark Twain Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.
John Maynard Keynes