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.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

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

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

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.

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

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

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

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?

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.