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 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. 
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
Though I say't that should not say't.
Though I say't that should not say't.
Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.
Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.
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
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
 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." 
 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your 
flesh: for as ye have yielded read more 
 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your 
flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to 
uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your 
members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 
According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does read more
According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.