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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6539 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6539
AUTHOR:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
QUOTATION:Big words do not smite like war-clubs,
Boastful breath is not a bow-string,
Taunts are not so sharp as arrows,
Deeds are better things than words are,
Actions mightier than boastings.
ATTRIBUTION:The Song of Hiawatha. Part ix.