Julius Hare Quote

What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and one can't tell which to choose. It is as troublesome and puzzling as choosing a ribbon... or a husband.

Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers: From the Fifth London Ed (ed. 1861)

What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and ...

What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and ...

What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and ...

What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and ...