An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.
Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.
