Attitude Quote by Kenneth Burke

Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have.

— Michel de Montaigne

Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. The first kind depends on the personal character ofthe speaker;…

— Aristotle

Language the most forcible proceeds from the man who is most sincere. The way to speak with power, or to write words that pierce…

— Elias Lyman Magoon

He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most…

— Washington Irving

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue.…

— Thiruvalluvar

To communicate, put your words in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce.

— William Safire

Regardless of communication between man and man, speech is a necessary condition for the thinking of the individual in solitary seclusion. In appearance, however,…

— Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in writing, provided a man would talk to make himself understood.

— Joseph Addison

What a man really says when he says that someone else can be persuaded by force, is that he himself is incapable of more…

— Norman Cousins

Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.

— Helen Fisher

By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.

— Mahavira

The best way to convince someone is by making him realize that what you speak came from his own mind.

— Alan Watts