Quote#Speech
After all, if you think of it, nothing is stronger in the world ...…
Quote byIvan Turgenev · 1818–1883
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Torrents of Spring (1872), Ch. 21.
English (original)
After all, if you think of it, nothing is stronger in the world ... and weaker—than a word!
— Ivan Turgenev
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