Quote by Francis Bacon
Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen. - Francis B

Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen. – Francis Bacon

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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime. – Josh Billings

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The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly –because if they dont speak fast nobody will listen to them. – Michael Caine

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The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. – Anon.

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Its a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney? – Eileen Aitkins

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