Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends read more

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

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.

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.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.