On his tongue they pour sweet dew, and from his mouth flow gentle words.
- Topic: Communication
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More Quotes from Hesiod
We know how to speak many falsehoods which resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
› Hesiod
Badness you can get easily, in quantity: the road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.
› Hesiod
More on Communication
Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
› Jean-Paul Sartre
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
› Theodore Roosevelt
Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.
› Benjamin Franklin
Born, n. a person who talks when you wish him to listen.
› Abrose Bierce
Man is a social animal.
› Benedict Spinoza
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words
› Ecclesiasticus 31:1
People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.
› Steve Jobs
