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

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

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.