"The sentence must also contain its own..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The sentence must also contain its own apology for being spoken.
More by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Pay no heed to the average photographer's remarks upon "flat" and "weak" negatives. Probably he is flat, weak, stale, and unprofitable; your negative may be first-rate, and probably is if he does not approve of it.”
“Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance shall bring you.”
“Who shall forbid a wise skepticism, seeing that there is no practical question on which anything more than an approximate solution can be had?”
More on Communication
“The cheekIs apter than the tongue to tell an errand.”
“Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.”
“True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises and becomes an essential part of the relationship. But true listening is a rare skill. Usually, the greater part of a person's attention is taken up by their thinking. At best, they may be evaluating your words or preparing the next thing to say. Or they may not be listening at all, lost in their own thoughts.”
More on Speech
“Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.”
“This is true liberty, when free-born men, having to advise the public, may speak free.”
“Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.”