Verbal
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
—Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, 1907
I'm quite sure it can not be better put. While Henry Adams came from great privilege and believed in some social structures that don't really resonate with me, his history and his insight were profound. And he certainly understood the relationship between words and ideas and the value and meaning of verbal communication. So he leads off this collection of ideas existing mostly through verbal expression.
—Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, 1907
I'm quite sure it can not be better put. While Henry Adams came from great privilege and believed in some social structures that don't really resonate with me, his history and his insight were profound. And he certainly understood the relationship between words and ideas and the value and meaning of verbal communication. So he leads off this collection of ideas existing mostly through verbal expression.