thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is a most sharp sauce.
Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.
I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word - it is short, sharp, and abusive.
Language is a weapon, keep it honed!
If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed the deeper they burn.
Some syllables are swords.
Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.
