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

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

Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak;
care not for the reward of read more

Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak;
care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with
undivided mind for the truth of your speaking.

And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.

And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.

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.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

The most precious things in speech are the pauses.

The most precious things in speech are the pauses.

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.

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free
speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. read more

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free
speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is
the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational
fears.