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Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
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].
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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.
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.
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?
If you can't write your message in a sentence, you can't say it in an hour.
If you can't write your message in a sentence, you can't say it in an hour.
Sweet Benjamin, since thou art young, and hast not yet the use of tongue, make it thy slave, while thou read more
Sweet Benjamin, since thou art young, and hast not yet the use of tongue, make it thy slave, while thou art free; Imprison it, lest it do thee.