# Quote — Tom Heehler, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus

> Big professorial words are good to know but not necessarily use at every turn. Try not to serve vichyssois to a coal miner, and do not give Cheerios to the queen of England. Neither will be amused.

- Author: [Tom Heehler](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-heehler.md)
- Book: [The Well-Spoken Thesaurus](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-heehler/the-well-spoken-thesaurus.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Heehler#The_Well-Spoken_Thesaurus_(2011)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-heehler/the-well-spoken-thesaurus/big-professorial-words

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> Fear not the tyrant; fear the tyrant's wake.

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> The educated don't get that way by memorizing facts; they get that way by respecting them.

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> The foolish read to escape reality; the wise surrender to it.

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