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~ A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. ~

~ No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation ~

~ 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. ~

Francis Bacon, Sr.

~ Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars. ~

Gustave Flaubert

~ Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts. ~

Thomas Carlyle

~ Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it ~

William Feather

~ Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both ~

John Andrew Holmes

~ Speech is oft repented, silence never ~

Danish Proverb

~ The problem with speeches isn't so much not knowing when to stop, as knowing when not to begin ~

Frances Rodman

~ The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ A great speech is literature. ~

Peggy Noonan

~ Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it. ~

Robert South

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