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The Renaissance3 quotes
Though thou speakest truth,
Methinks thou speak'st not well. — William Shakespeare · 1616Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. — Ben Jonson · 1637Be checked for silence,
But never taxed for speech. — William Shakespeare · 1616Classical antiquity1 quote
For it is feeling and force of imagination that makes us eloquent. — Quintilian · 95