In my opinion, it was chiefly owing to their deep contemplation in their silent retreats in the days of youth that the old Indian orators acquired the habit of carefully arranging their thoughts. They listened to the warbling of birds and noted the grandeur and...
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Francis Assikinack
To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?
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Dashiell Hammett
Anything you say at this point cannot be trusted. You know I am well and truly angry, so you are in the grip of fear. This means I cannot trust any word you say, as it comes from fear. You are clever, and charming, and...
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Patrick Rothfuss
In prayer, God doesn’t want your words, he wants your heart. He doesn’t track your eloquence, he treasures your soul.
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Todd Stocker
More Quotes By Lord Chesterfield
Advice is seldom welcome and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.
Patience is a most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.
