Speech is silver, silence is golden; speech is human, silence is divine. ~ German Proverb

Oratory is the power to talk people out of their sober and natural opinions. ~ Joseph Chatfield

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. ~ Mark Twain

Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. ~ Hannah Arendt

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. ~ Ambrose Bierce

Do not speak of a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby. ~ Zulu Proverb

In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple. ~ J. M. Synge

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