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A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

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Abroad Flies Irrevocably Once Sent Word

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Horace
Roman - Poet
65 BC - 8 BC

Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall.

Horace

My mother just wanted me to forget it. So, of course, every word was immediately, irrevocably branded into my brain.

Suzanne Collins

Flies? Flies? Poor puny things. Who wants to eat flies?

Dwight Frye

Ambassadors are honest men sent abroad to lie for their countries.

Henry Wotton

The English sent all their bores abroad, and acquired the Empire as a punishment.

Edward Bond

Something sinister in the tone Told me my secret must be known: Word I was in the house alone Somehow must have gotten abroad, Word I was in my life alone, Word I had no one left but God.

Robert Frost

We must make a great difference between God's Word and the word of man. A man's word is a little sound, that flies into the air, and soon vanishes; but the Word of God is greater than heaven and earth, yea, greater than death and hell, for it forms part of the power of God, and endures everlastingly.

Martin Luther

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.

Henry Wotton

Mussolini never killed anyone, he just sent dissenters abroad for vacation.

Silvio Berlusconi

Whereas scoundrels become reconciled after knifing one another, lovers break up irrevocably over a mere glance or word.

Honore de Balzac

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country.

Henry Wotton

Drosophila,” I said, remembering the word. “What?” Lily asked. “Why do girls always fall for guys with the at ention span of drosophila?” “What?” “Fruit flies. Guys with the attention span of fruit flies.” “Because they’re hot?” “This,” I told her, “is not the time for being truthful.

Rachel Cohn

They were looking for boys who could speak with an English accent for the movie 'Lord of the Flies.' I had been abroad enough so I knew that accent.

Nicholas Hammond

We seldom realize fully that we are sent to fulfill God-given tasks. We act as if we were simply dropped down in creation and have to decide to entertain ourselves until we die. But we were sent into the world by God, just as Jesus was. Once we start living our lives with that conviction, we will soon know what we were sent to do.

Henri Nouwen

I've been sent lots of lovely gifts - everything from candy and peanut butter to hand-made quilts, pictures, and clothing. I was once sent a crate of avocados. Fortunately, I love them.

Sam Heughan

Once in a while, Jimmy would make up a word but he never once got caught out. ... He should have been pleased by his success with these verbal fabrications, but instead he was depressed by it. The memos telling him he'd done a good job meant nothing to him; all they proved was that no one was capable of appreciating how clever he had been. He came to understand why serial killers sent helpful clues to the police.

Margaret Atwood

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