Demosthenes Quotes

11 quotes by 9 authors

The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating the declamations of… — Noah Webster
When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.' — Plutarch
Plato is never sullen, Cervantes is never petulant, Demosthenes never comes unseasonably, Dante never stays too long. — Nathaniel Parker
I am encouraged as I look at some of those who have listened to their "different drum": Einstein was hopeless at school math and commented… — Madeleine L'Engle
If only I was as eloquent as Demosthenes, I would have to do no more than repeat a single word three times. — Johann Georg Hamann
The Life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets. Shakespeare is not… — Thomas B. Macaulay
When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was… — Plutarch
That night Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation of the population limitation laws. People should be allowed to have as many children as they like, and… — Orson Scott Card
The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is third. — Orson Scott Card
The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes. — Kate Atkinson
Since I'm only 24 years old, guess I have as good an insight into this rising generation as any other young man my age. And… — James Dean

Who Wrote These Demosthenes Quotes

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