That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious.
[Fr., Tout ce qu'on dit de trop est fade read more

That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious.
[Fr., Tout ce qu'on dit de trop est fade et rebutant.]

I have but nine-pence in ready money, but I can draw for a
thousand pounds.

I have but nine-pence in ready money, but I can draw for a
thousand pounds.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

His speech was a fine sample, on the whole,
Of rhetoric, which the learn'd call "rigmarole."

His speech was a fine sample, on the whole,
Of rhetoric, which the learn'd call "rigmarole."

Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.

Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have read more

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read more

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought read more

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.