Associations to the word «Ballon»

Wiktionary

BALLON, noun. (ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair
BALLON D'ESSAI, noun. A policy put forward to test reactions; something designed to test the waters, an experimental measure. [from 19th c.]

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras