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.

The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.

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.

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.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other read more

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?