Hearers Quotes

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The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons;… — Mary Astell
Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know. — Alexander Pope
If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused. — Dale Carnegie
An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the… — Dale Carnegie
Of all the preaching in the world, I hate that preaching which tends to make the hearers laugh, or to move their minds with tickling… — Richard Baxter
Since it is likely that, being men, they would sin every day, St. Paul consoles his hearers by saying 'renew yourselves' from day to day.… — Saint John Chrysostom
The partisan when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers… — Socrates
An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces: if he does he gets beyond his hearers. — William Hazlitt
The man who preaches truth and applies it to the lives of his hearers will feel the nails and the thorns. He will lead a… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one's hearers. — Oscar Wilde
Habitual liars invent falsehoods not to gain any end or even to deceive their hearers, but to amuse themselves. It is partly practice and partly… — William Hazlitt
The ancient sages never put their teachings in a systematic form. They spoke in paradoxes, for they were afraid of uttering half-truths. They began by… — Okakura Kakuzo
Fairy tales are experienced by their hearers and readers, not as realistic, but as symbolic poetry. — Max Luthi
Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. — LeBron James
Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining… — Oliver Goldsmith
A bottomless pit of violence, a Tower of Babel where all are speakers and no hearers. — Alexander Smith
The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the 'doers of the word'… — Martin Luther
Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Masterâ€™s service is to be well soaked in the Bible;… — Oswald Chambers
Among the numerous pleasures of Vienna the hotel evenings are famous. During supper Strauss or Lanner play waltzes...After every waltz they get huge applause; and… — Frederic Chopin
The poets aim is either to profit or to please, or to blend in one the delightful and the useful. Whatever the lesson you would… — Horace

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