"Private, accidental, confidential conversation breeds thought. Clubs..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Private, accidental, confidential conversation breeds thought. Clubs produce oftener words.
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More on Communication
“The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression - all of that is very important.”
“There should be in eloquence that which is pleasing and that which is real; but that which is pleasing should itself be real.”
“Speak and speed: the close mouth catches no flies.”
More on Thought
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.”
“Normally, people believe that, if they hear just words, that these words must lead to some thought.”
“it is all very well for you to write simply and the simpler the better. But do not start to think so damned simply. Know how complicated it is and then state it simply.”