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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].
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.
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
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.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
The people are to be taken in very small doses.
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
