Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more read more

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good
words or in good order.

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel

Doubtless there are men of great parts that are guilty of
downright bashfulness, that by a strange hesitation and read more

Doubtless there are men of great parts that are guilty of
downright bashfulness, that by a strange hesitation and
reluctance to speak murder the finest and most elegant thoughts
and render the most lively conceptions flat and heavy.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did
their fathers to the false read more

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did
their fathers to the false prophets.

For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.

For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.

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.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.