"Oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style, and originality of treatment, while in the case of letters there is no such need whatsoever."

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Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.274, Delphi Classics

Isocrates

#Style Quotes #Quality Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.”
“When President Chirac gave [President] Bush a souvenir statue of the Eiffel Tower... Bush said 'This is great! A little oil rig!'”
“As important as it is to keep picking yourself up and brushing yourself off, it's also important to stop tripping over your own two feet.”
“No more generations of our youth, here and all around the world, whose life is over, whose fate has been sealed, who have been condemned to an early death or a life of misery and brutality, whom the system has destined for oppression and oblivion even before they are born. I say no more of that.”
“I tend to get sounds that sound a little bit wrecked.”
“I sing the Star Spangled Banner, so I can get into football, basketball and baseball games for free.”
“The Americans don't like the American look but the Europeans just eat it up.”

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“I'd like to believe that the women who wear my clothes are not dressing for other people, that they're wearing what they like and what suits them. It's not a status thing.”

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