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 Samuel L. Clemens
When angry count four when very angry swear.
There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it and when he can.
Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.
