<<Words were tools.>>

The more I ponder that one, the more obscure its meaning. Although there is, I believe, a utilitarian view, which holds that language has meaning insofar as it is understood, i.e, is useful. Anyway, if, as it seems, no one actually uses his thesaurus, except to sell or poke fun at, there is something Keatonesque in the practical doctor's gathering tools to render them useless.