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The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many read more
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. [Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].
A good orator is pointed and impassioned.
A good orator is pointed and impassioned.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove read more
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.
That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.
I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name.
I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name.
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.
