"The passions are the only orators who always convince"
— La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de (1613-1680)
Date
1665
Metaphor
"The passions are the only orators who always convince"
Metaphor in Context
9. The passions are the only orators who always convince. They have a kind of natural art with infallible rules; and the most untutored man filled with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without.
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Reading
Citation
La Rochefoucauld. Maxims. Trans Leonard Tancock (London: Penguin, 1959).
Date of Entry
03/05/2006
