Quote#Speech
Of all cold words of tongue or pen
Quote byArthur Guiterman · 1871–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Prophets in Their Own Country", in The Saturday Evening Post (November 5, 1927) p. 198.
English (original)
Of all cold words of tongue or pen The worst are these: "I knew him when ——"
— Arthur Guiterman
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