1. education
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WORD-POWER:
HOW
TO
DEVBXOP
IT
Dglizac^y
Grenville Kleiser
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to
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to
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How
to
Succeaaful
Methods
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Notes
to
Say
of Pnblic
It
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Model
Speeches for Practise
The Training of a Public Speaker
How
to Sell Huongh
Speech
to Make
Impromptu Speeches: How
How
Word-Power:
to Develop It
Master
Cblist: The
Speaker
Vital
for Speakers and
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Tliem
Writers
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PREFACE
The
of
student
public speaMng
shonld
large and
Tailed
assiduously
develop
vocabTilary
to
clothe
his
effective
in
and
appropriate
its basis
has
There
strengl^
of
ideas
to
these
Words
and
Therefore
words
implies
of
study
and
development
conception
meditation,
of
and
ties
qualiideas
ing
complement-
one
other.
study
thought-
insure
intimately related,
ttie
in
clarity
be
must
expression.
as
to
ability
language.
power.
are
the
insure
thoughts
Word-power
in
a
the
an
of
proper
associated
such
esses
proc-
ideas, comparison,
judgment,
mental
and
picturing.
This
methods
book
for
fumi^es
building
practical
some
power
in
the
Dglizac^y
use
PREFACE
of wor^.
There
for
Many
public speakers
It is
have
and
well-trained
atone
than
important
should
an
York
to their
that
a
livery.
de-
speaker
adequate stock of words
voice, but
for lack of mental
QebktiijLe
New
their distinction
owe
superior quality of their
subject-matter rather
can
gestions
sug-
self-confidence.
to the
a
a^so valuable
developing judgment, mil,
and
memory,
are
nothing
power.
Kleishb.
City,
August, 1919.
Dglizac^y
CONTENTS
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How
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Good
How
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TO
Fix
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How
TO
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Mind
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123
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in
11
43
Sfeaeino
Speech
AND
Think
Develop
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153
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Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
HOW
TO
DEVELOP
IT
Dglizac^y
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER:
TO
HOW
develop
to
of
nse
day
and
simplest
The
means
is
you
with
the
hest
and
and
fluency
at
WORD
of
use
in
to
this
By
self
your-
words,
their
time
same
the
every
familiarize
copiousness
by fitting words
aloud
author.
them
the
way
in
power
read
to
gradually
clcfflelyobserving
context,
and
standard
a
effective
most
facility
words
from
IT
DEVELOP
by
proper
develop
expression
of
Ups.
your
VITAL
KNOWLEDGE
TO
SPEAKERS
The
words,
public
and
his
speaker's
ability*to
accurately
and
suocessful
speaking.
of
knowledge
them
summon
instantly,
are
Words
vital
are
Dglizac^y
to
his
WORD-POWER
which
uuportant tools,with
and
them
All
have
thoughts
to transmit
of the world
great orators
been
earnest
students
they encountered
them
was
meaning, they
to
or
ascertain
its
a
of
language.
word
or
went
direotlyto
other
some
which
doubtful
hazy
to
as
the dictionary
authority to
precisesignificance.This
habit, continued
them
and
to others.
the
When
to
his
modify
mold
to
through
ultimatelya
sMlful
years,
and
gave
flexible
of words.
use
Keep
a
specialnote-book
write out worda
"
but
are
using.
^words
not
Then
of distinction
which
at
the
such
the
or
to
fulness,
use-
hear
habit
of
first convenient
a
thoroughly familiarize
meaningsi of
and
read
you
ordinarilyin
opportunity, consult
the
in which
dictionary and
yourself
words.
Dglizac^y
with
HOW
TEST
YOUR
When
test
TO
the
definitions
with
tionary. For
those
it
once
they
are
ago
not
are
their
their
ancestors, but
mated
ani-
a
loose
of
are
long-
arrangement,
in
heavy, dragging movement
a
would
men
"
more
thinking. They
presentation of
sermons,
now
vivid, direct, and
windedness, of
of
die-
think
men
impatient, therefore,
more
the
offensive
becanse
than
more
in
your
given in
more
was,
thoughtful
the
compare
rapidly. They
more
from
them
example:
"Prolixity is
than
of
then
mind,
own
concise
most
definitions
accurate
WORDS
knowledge of selected
Formulate
your
and
OF
reading, frequently
are
actual
words.
IT
KNOWLEDGE
you
your
and
DEVELOP
"
that
listen to
divisions
to
now
'A
truth.
would
utterlyintolerable.
As
century
speeches
and
be
and
sions,
subdivi-
regarded
the human
as
body
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
is whisked
mile
a
mth
lines,and
once
craves
a
far
short
movement,
ers.'
and
and
of
age
the
in, not
want,
"
a
speaker's
the
Test
of the
your
wheat,
ohafif,the kernel,and
"
not
essence,
"
the
,
phonography,
shell, ^the strong, pungent
not
of
locomotives,
of
cream
men
of steam
age
live
we
telegraphs, and
thoughts that
the
an
hence it is the
not
sharp
distinct,
the part of its teatdi-
upon
coaches;
now
rapid and acceleratii^
that
electricity
electric
and
a
a
andience
is,in short, an
It
slow
and
pnhlic
method,
statement, and
straight
on
rapid than they
more
The
mind
accelerated
operationsare
axe
were.
hnman
equally
an
Mental
pace.
the
miniite, so
a
travel"
at the rate of
thronglispace
thin, diluted mixture."
knowledge
followingwords
:
of the
meaning
prolixity,
vivid,
(mimated, utterly,intolerable,acceler-
Dglizac^y
TO
HOW
IT
DEVELOP
chaff,kernel,pungent^
ated, craves,
sence,
es-
diluted.
insists
Buskin
student
ambitions
of
looking intenselyat words,
closely scrutinizingtheir
of
The
majority of
words
they
A
in the
deep
tongne.
as
over
consequently
a
should
of words
use
for
reverence
"We
developing
think
of
past
which
times,
"
we
guard jealouslyand
and
usual
un-
is to
if
an
are
-
the mother-
of
guage
lan-
our
great inheritance, and
depository of the wisdom
treasure
skim
meaning.
prerequisite for
a
Import.
knowledge
only a superficial
have
power
have
persons
tiieir reading,
in
of their
a
the
English,style nrnst acquire
of
the habit
that
and
as
ence
experi-
inestimable
called upon
to transmit
to
paired,
unim-
possible improved,
succeeding generations.
Dglizac^y
to
WORD-POWER
STUDY
The
a
UODELS
of
analyze
Matthew
anch
mnch
viiters
and
as
student
of
and
that
of their charm
and
the
to
tept always
pocket,one
to read
I read
Whenever
and
a
said
propriety,in
conspicuous force
style,I
or
book
an
which
or
must
of
own
letters,
in my
books
to write in.
one
or
particularlypleased
thing wfis
of his
art
two
effect-
assiduous
words, speaking
apprenticeship
"I
thorne,
Haw-
ters
they are masthey owe to this
Louis Stevenson,an
Bobert
in the
you
realize that
of words
said:
When
Qnincey, Emerson,
yon
power
is essential.
style of
the
of
Btady
man,
Arnold, RasMn, Carlyle,New-
De
with
STTLB
imitation,hence
the best models
a
PR08B
acquisitionof language ia largely
matter
that
OF
me,
a
passage
in which
effect rendered
there
was
some
happy distinction
sit down
"
at
once
WORD-POWER
standard
abridged dictionary,a
ou
or
Roget's
and
Bynonyms,
You
treasury of words.
work
'
Thesaurus
should
keep
convenientlyat band for
dailyreference and reading.
A distinguishedCanadian
statesman
recentlyacknowledged that he owed his
to a
English style in large measure
these
books
habit, acquired
reading aloud
in bim
of
a
years
from
a
was
study, has
of
at
ago,
of
book
of
practisehas developed
in the
fine discrimination
words
"What
daily
This
synonyms.
several
almost
similar
first to
him
use
meaning.
merely
a
''unconsciouslybecome
a
pleasant pastime.
SIGNIFICANT
tTHDERSCORE
An
excellent
vocabulary
is
plan
to
for
developing the
underscore
general reading of
writers" words
WORDS
which
in
standard
impress
Dglizac^y
your
prose
you
as
HOW
TO
DEVELOP
IT
also
significantly
used, and
stridingor
fetioitons
phrases. At the olose of
reading,
copy
and
phrases
olnsivelyfor
read
and
tiie underscored
in
words
note-book,kept
a
this
review
your
ex-
study. Ocoasionalfy
the lists yon
make
in
this way.
Another
of
words
and
of
write
correct
good plan is
use
to select groups
closely related
short
sentences
of each
sets of words
word.
will be
meaning,
showing
The
of
the
ing
follow-
suggestive
value:
Ability,
power,
ness,
force,capadty, clever-
talent,skill,
expertness, dexterity,
ciency.
aptitnde, facility,qualification,effi-
tion,
Business, employment, calling,voca-
trade, occupation, office,
profession.
Desidtory,rambling,discursive,
loose,
unmethodical,cursory,
nnsystematio.
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
Grave, weighty, important, pressing,
momentous,
serions,sedate,thonghtfnl,
solemn, sober, somber.
noxious,
InjuriotM, hurtful, deleterious,
detrimental, baneful,
pre(judieial,
pernicious,damaging,
mischievous.
Majestic, stately,sublime, pompons,
grand, noble,dignified.
erly,
Parsimoniovs, stingy,niggardly,mis-
oovetous, penurious.
Reward,
recompense,
remuneration,
compensation,
amends,
bounty, premium,
repayment,
requital,retribution.
Short, brief, concise, curt, laconic,
compendious, succinct,scanty.
lived,
Transient, fleeting,passing, short-
temporary,
momentary,
cent.
evanes-
mable,
Worthy, deserving,meritorious,esti-
excellent,commendable,
land-
able, praiseworthy.
Word-power
depends
not
so
Dglizac^y
much
TO
HOW
DEVELOP
IT
of words
miiLtiplicil7
npou
as
npon
discrimination, selection,and
proper
rejectionof
to choose
"We mnst
words.
"the
immediate
best word," for
one
and
purpose,
omit
to
our
all
allnring, which
however
words,
learn how
are
snperflnons.Strength lies generallyin
conciseness,rather than
simplicityand
in ornament
and
The
habit
carried
to
gifted of
this
curst
a
is
Frendi
One
writers
"If
said
a
brevity should
extreme.
desire
page,
this
of
fault.
earth,"
magnificence.
of the
is
man
a
he, "tormented
to
whole
get
page
phrase into
into
the
book
iuto
phrase, and
a
word,
one
on
by
whole
a
most
guilty of
was
there
be
not
^that
"
mim
myself."
Few
men,
conciseness
however, suffer
in tiieir use
natural
tendency is
amount
of material
to
from
of words.
expand
into
a
a
over^
The
meager
long compo-
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
and
sition,
to
regard
as
volnbilitf
mere
indication of intellectnal power.
an
A
valuable
exercise
for
developing
brevityof expressionis to select a paragraph
from a standard author, and endeavor
the
to. express
half the number
should
be
taken
abruptness
Daily
or
avoid
to
IN
less. Care
any
ambiguity
or
WORDS
OF
USE
of words
in
ideas
same
effect of
in the
ment.
abridg-
CONVERSATION
conversation
offers
constant
opportunily for developing word-power
and
eorrectii^ faults
of
therefore,in
fastidious,
Be
and
use
speaMng
good
of
upon
rule
at your
words,
even
expression.
choice
your
when
unimportant matters.
is to
A
try always to speak
best.
Conversation,by training the
to
are
yon
formulate
ideas
readily and
Dglizac^y
mind
acour-
HOW
and
atel;',
is
to
largerwork
of
exercises
wUl
acquit himself
he
promptly,
the
preparations for
publicspeaking. A
who
when
words
summon
of the best
one
rC
DEVELOP
TO
care
daily speech
in Ms
much
so
man
the
attempts to address
better
andi-
an
ence.
Again,
as
morality
one
other
has
reminded
ns, "To
well is to acquire that delicate
converse
the
one
of
tiie heart
hand
to
which
kindness,and is
mysterionsly allied
in matters
of
leads
to
the
on
good
on
taste
and
life,of literature,
of
art."
A
ter,
vocabulary,like his characlargelydepends upon the company
he keeps. "By listening
to those who
speak well,by profound study of the
masterpieces of literature,
by exercises
in translation,
quent
and, above all,by freand carefnl practisein speaHng
and
writing,be miay not only enrich
man's
U3(.:a..y
WORD-POWEK
vocabnlaiy,leiim the
his
elevate
great writer's charm, and
refine his taste
but
way,
guage
mastery of lan-
a
last,a
ready instmment, obedient
challengeof
lightest
WRITING
is
A
AS
nothing
development
of
his
' '
thought.
UODELLBR
to the
essential
so
word-power
in
pen
copying
is
use
originalcomposition,or
the words
of the
one
daily
as
practise in writing. Frequent
the
and
other
no
it shall become, at
willingand
There
in
can
acquire such
that
to the
he
as
of tha
secret
of
most
standard
a
of
in
author,
practicalmeans
of
developing vocabulary, diction, and
style.
Cicero,advisinghis
as
much
modeller
not
to writ"
possible,said: "Writing is
as
said to be
students
the best
and
without
and
teacher
reason;
excellent
most
of
for
oratory; and
if
what
Dglizac^y
is
WORD-POWpR
will any
nor
unless
in
man
after
exercised
after
the
he
he
with
who
the
will
with
him
in
he
written, wiU
flow
aloud
Beading
great
and
they
he
spea^
yet what
resemblance
a
and
to
if ever,
writing,the
speech, when
when
of
rest
departs from
on
in sinular
and
for
means
what
his
is
strain."
writing
the
are
cnliivating
fluency
felicityof expression. Moreover,
are
of
the
easiest
and
most
direct
developing literarytaste
enrichingthe
A
this
speak, he brings anyihing
to
comes
ways
speak
to
comes
moment,
bear
something written;
two
extemporary
him,,that, tho
call of
says
he
in
may
practise in writing brings
advantage
at
resolutelyhe
himself
speeches; and
them,
great practise,
and
long
writing,however
have
attain
ever
useful
and
mind.
exercise
word-power is
to make
for
developing
lists of words
Dglizac^y
HOW
TO
DEVELOP
IT
relatiagto particalarideas,and
to
they have
the
mind.
sionally
occa-
until
read
snch
been
deeply imprest
The
lists aloud
upon
following will be
of
snggestive value:
Words
of approbation.
Approve, value, esteem, prize, appreciate,
honor, admire, sanction, cotmteiQdorse, recommend,
nance,
commend,
praise,land,compliment, cheer, applaud,
eulogize,extol,glorify,exalt.
Words
of ckeerfviness.
Gayety, geniality,liveliness,alacrity,
vivacity, animation, joviality,jollity,
ration,
jocularity,merriment, hilarity,exhila-
laughter, merrymaking,
pleasantry, humor,
ing,
rejoic-
jocundity,
mirth, levity.
Words
of authority.
BuUng, regnant, dominant, paramount,
supreme,
predominant, preponderant,
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWEE
influential,imperious, authoritative,
executive,administrative,peremptory,
eign,
overmling, arbitrary,absolute, sover-
perial,
regal, monarchical, kingly, im-
dynastic.
oligarchic,
Words
of diffuseness.
erant,
Profuse, wordy, verbose, copious,exub-
pleonastic,lengthy,long-winded,
protracted,prolix,maundering, circomgressive,
locutory,roundabout, periphrastic,di-
loose, excursive, rambling,
frothy, flatulent,episodic
Words
of intelligibility.
Lucidf perspicuous,luminous,transparent,
nite,
dear, plain,distinct,
explidt,defiequivocal,
precise,graphic, expressive,un-
able,
manifest, obvious, indubit-
palpable,self-evident,
undi^uised,
evident,unmistakable.
Words
of
assent.
Acquiesce, agree,
yield,accept, a"wd",
Dglizac^y
HOW
accord,
TO
concur,
DEVELOP
IT
knowledge,
consent, ooineide, ac-
admit,
own,
allow,
arow,
concede,grant
Words
of reiDard.
Becompense, renmneration, indemnity,
oompensati"Hi, reparation, redress,
reckoning, acknowledgment,
requital,
amends, atonement, consideration, reperquisite, allowance, salary,
stipend, wage,
payment, emolnment,
tom,
tribute,premimn, fee, honorarium.
Words
of contentiousness.
CcHubative,bellicose,
warlike, quarrdlpugnacioas, pugilistic,gladiatorial,
"ome,
querulous,
captious, disputations,
ful,
cantankerous, vindictive,resent-
competitive.
Words
of
perseverance.
ering,
Constant,stedfast,undeviating,unwav-
ing,
unfaltering,unswerving, unflinch-
unflagging unremitting, plodding,
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
indnetrions, Btrentiotis,pertinaciotis,
persistent, stannch, unchangeable,
nn-
conqnerable, indomitable, unwearied,
indefatigable,
nntiring.
Words
of velodtif.
Fast, speedy, swift,rapid, quick, fleet,
nimble, agile, expeditious, flying,galloping,
tric,
light-footed,
eagle-winged,elec-
telegraphic.
Words
of greatness.
Vast, immenBe,
enormous,
ordinate,
extreme, in-
excessive, extravagant,
strous,
mon-
towering, stupendous, prodigious,
astonishing,incredible,
marvelous,
indescribable, inexpressible, august,
grand, sublime, majestic.
Words
of caprice.
Erratic, eccentric, fitful,whimsical,
inconsistent,fanciful, fantastic, eroehety,freakish,wanton, wayward,
trary,
con-
unconformable, fickle,
irresolute,
vacillating,
unsteady,volatile,
fidgety.
Dglizac^y
HOW
TO
SIMPLE
USB
It
would
be
speaker would
"He
that
if
always bear
acquire
The
abilityto clothe
precise language.
word
and
of
will do
instances
a
a
short
long
one
tle
cut-
speaker
stock
of
a
thoughts
a
waste
of time
and
short
Ja many
oompared
as
similar
directness
in
where
word,
of
part
meaning,
forcefnlness
speaker's style.
Again,
we
speaker is
feels it
words
well is
a
gives added
to
his
distinct loss of power.
a
with
as
like the
ideal
long word
a
plaining
ex-
words, to insure
the
use
for
adequate
an
short, simple, Sazon
The
tbat
for the most
ink."
own
in mind
words
many
himself
public
every
subject doth
fish,hide
should
IT
WORDS
well
uses
any
in his
DEVELOP
are
master
assured
of bis
deeply, he will
which
use
all his hearers
that when
a
subject,and
short,plain
will
readily
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
A
understand.
the
found
be
As
*'
of words
use
in the
has
one
Think
that
To
whom
brief
be
weak.
heard
cry
for
to
Bible.
lies in
want
or
woe
or
the
plain
mnst
who
ono"
tme
help, the tongue
speak
men
When
syllableis
and
this be
can
has
The
one
strength
word,
the
needs
of
pertinentlysaid:
not
that
of
English
big,round
Or
example
supreme
fear
that
is in
all
the
throat.
So
that
a
eadi
word
gasped
is like
out
shriek
Pressed
from
the
heart,
sore
strange, wild note
Sung by some
fay or fiendt
is a strength
Which
dies if stretched
too
Which
Let
too
far
or
a
There
or
spun
fine,
has
height than breadth,
more
depth than length;
but this force of thought and speech
be mine.
more
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
stmetive
agencies in times
let it be with
BO
Never
tongne.
occasions
call
then, when
sharp
a
arrow
find
not
which
a
forces.
plain
way,
and
send
occasion
to
at your
enemy,
you
before
on
dignity
tremendous
in
wasted
you
the
to
quiver empty
your
'tenth
have
yon
oar
guard,* except
of those
Say plain things
the
on
corresponding
weight
and
superlativesof
'the old
legion,'or
and
the
of war;
will
of
shafts
they
were
wanted."
SYSTEMATICALLY
The
STXJDY
is
English language
supplied with
in
in the progress
accuracy
of
and
closelyrelated
synonyms
speaker
to
are
ticularly
par-
expressing changes
thought, and
distinction
enables
"
ing
givof
knowledge
writer
a
the
in
to ideas
A
meaning.
choose
abundemtly
These
synonyms.
useful
of
SYNONYMS
or
appropriate
Dglizac^y
HOW
word,
and
to expreBS
clearness
An
a
exercise
list of
of
creased
in-
precision.
great valae,is
word, from
as
synonyms
mind.
Then
that
given
you
will
short
and
bis ideas with
to make
significant
words, and then
write after each,
many
IT
DEVELOP
TO
in
compare
a.
book
readily
see
you
to
as
memory,
call
can
yonr
list with
and
of synonyms,
wherein
to
yon
are
of words.
Example
:
Improvident, imprudent, prodigal,
wasteful, shiftless,
careless,reckless.
viting,
Attractive,bewitching, alluring, in-
charming, enticing,engaging,
winning, captivating,
fascinating.
Venture, hazard, luck, chance,
lation,
specu-
stake, undertaking.
Brave,
courageous,
daring, bold,
trepid,
in-
dauntless, valiant, audacious,
fearless.
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
aoften,moderate,
Mitigate,alleviate,
soothe, allay,relieve,abate, dimimsh.
Wise, sage, sagacious,sapient,jndirational, discreet, intelligent,
taauBf
pmdent, skilfnl,expert.
dainful,
Haughty, arrogant, lofty,prond, dis-
imperious,dictatoriaL
Simidate,feign,invent,forge,devise,
fabricate,pretend,
dissemble.
snpple,
Flexible,pliant,lithe,pliable,
yielding.
ambitions
and
Every intelligent
Dr.
Nidiolas
that he
Murray
placed among
of
evidences
tongue.
And
an
and
said
once
the unmistakable
of the mother-
use
President
said,one
accurate
aa
Butler
apoeoh.
Eliot
.
he
'"
native
education,correctness
an
precisionin the
and
an
pride in his
take
should
man
mental
refined
use
nized,
recog-
acquisition
"
of
language
essential part of education.
Unquestionablyone
of the
'
most
88
Dglizac^y
im-
HOW
TO
DEVELOP
portant elements
speaking
in
or
The
ness.
and
good
a
writing is
student
ardnons
himself
in
IT
in
tmconsoious-
nrnst, ttironghlong
familiarize
practise, so
witii the
style
fundamentals
stylethat they
of
glish
En-
"will perform their
part automatically.
"It is
Grant
general culture,"says
White,
constant
*'
submission
mind
minds
and
of ihe
in
all,it is
above
"
of
th"
teachable, apprehensive
a
l^e
to
Bichard
influence
highest class,in daily
books, that brings
its daintiest bloom
out
upon
and
of
life
guage
lan-
est
its rich-
fruitage.**
As
William
in the
writers
of
and
the
the
is
as
sajre, "The
Matthews
great
as
that
paints hy great and
there
is
effect upon
hy different
of words
use
great
as
the
sensibilities
in l^e
poor
a
difference
their
use
artists;
understanding
of
ference
dif-
in
and
readers."
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWEB
"Word-power implies
of
and
words,
inexhaustible
inspiration to
whether
he
in
or
of
intends
to
be
student,
it in writing
use
The
of
which
convinced
or
and
pen.
English
"The
Wetmore
following
fine example
is
Story
and
The
language.
our
the
a
be
of the beauties
some
right
potent influence
a
poem,
William
the
constant
a
of voice
means
charming
Language,"
is
to
are
persuaded by
describes
them.
public speaking.
men
In his
dexterity
earnest
every
right words, is
wherever
edge
knowl-
a
of
possibilities
should
English language
of
force and
but
in using
intelligence
The
use
only
not
an
of
sibilities
pospoem,
ment,
abridgonomato-
pceia:
language, first my
vigorous English,
Stored with imported wealth, rich in its
"Give
me
natural
of
every
mines
"
Dglizac^y
"
DEVELOP
TO
HOW
IT
rhythmicalcadence, simple
for household
employmentWorthy the poet's song, fit for the
speech of a man.
Grand
in its
clear,pnre, hard, bright,and one
by one, like to hailstones,
fall from his lips fast as
Short words
Now
the first of
a
shower
"
in twofold
column, Spondee, Iamb,
and Trochee,
Unbroke, firm set, advance, retreat,
trampling along^
Now
sprightlierspringiness
syllables.
bounding in triplicate
Dance
the elastic Dactylics in musical
Now
with
a
cadences
Now
coil, intertangling like huge anacondas,
oil
their
on;
voluminous
overwhelmingly
onward
the
quipedalian
ses-
words.
praise thee, and
from rejoicing,
never
cease
can
Thinking that good, stout English is
mine and my
ancestors' tongue.
Therefore
it is that I
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
Give
its varying mnsic, tii" flow of
me
its free
I
will not
modnlation,
covet
the
full roll of
the
glorious Greek,
feeble Italian,Latin so
formal and stately,
French
with its naaal lisp,nor
German
LuBcione
and
inverted
Not
and
while
oar
many
and
Play
on
harsh.
organ
can
wonderful
speak
voices
with
its
"
the soft lute of love,blow
the
loud trumpet of war,
Sing with
drawing
high sesquialtro,or
its full diapason.
all the air with the grand storm
Shake
of its
the
pedals and stops."
Dglizac^y
,y
GOOD
IN
JUDGMENT
SPEAKING
In'
need
public speaking
for
talk
of
is
-work
and
serious,
to
exercise
the
Tonr
ment.
have
yon
fundamentally
expect
the
you
observe
may
the
speaking,
changes
in
Here
omit
advantage
to
your
yon
make
conceived
predense,
con-
with
may
entirely.
thoughts
some
ability
or
of
certain
should
you
simplify,
time
of
desirability
plan.
there
tion,
prepara-
the
at
modifications
or
The
careful
most
you
ingly.
interest-
and
sensibly, clearly,
Despite
jndg-
good
auditors
your
constant
such
chwiges
^
promptly
faculty
judgment.
will
of
largely depend
clear
Your
and
regular
upon
your
discriminating
mental
habits
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
will
vitallyinfluence
thinking when
addressing
are
you
spontaneons
yonr
an
audience.
A
discriminalingjudgment
yon
to
do
under
quickly the
see
ordinated
or
know
know
develop
an
to
a
Then
other
think.
mental
for
or
first
Ton
rapidly
can
ing
by select-
powers
available
the
against
then
it.
Pursue
conclusion.
satisfactory
proceed to the consideration
and
of
difficult questions,taking
more
only one
it
sub*
speak, yon must
carefully considering all
it to
which
interestingquestion, and
argoments
be
supprest.
to
your
to
speech should
emphasis, and
how
how
to
It tells
when
and
ideas in your
with
urged
To
speak
to
which
silent,
be
thing
proper
given circumstances.
when
you
enables
at
a
time, and ocHupIeting
before going
satisfactorily
on
next.
Dglizac^y
to the
IN
JUDGMENT
GOOD
PRACTICAL
A
QAINING
that
necessary
knowledge of
a
the
yon
for
have
of
iutricacies
the
correet
yonr
ehould
praoticalunderstanding
syllogism and
down
essential to
pablicspeaking. It
in
greatestsuccess
bat
LOGIC
skill is
Logical
a
UHDERSTAHD-
OF
DIG
is not
SPEAKING
general
logic,
laid
rules
reasoning mil
the
of
of
be
practicalvalue to yon.
The
Stlloqism.
Ib composed
of
statements, the
which
are
Briefly,a syllogism
first and
called the
third the conclusion.
first
or
the
of
second
premises,and
If you deny
second
premises fail.
propositionsor
three
the
the
proposition,the
Grant
both, and
is
third,or conclusion,
the
valid.
Example:
1.
makes
We
as
should
more
2. Public
that
study anything
efScieni
speaking
makes
us
more
e"Saieut.
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
Therefore
3.
should
we
stndy publie
speaking.
Logic is the sdence
from
"If
z
is y, and
know
we
We
not.
or
truth
y
is z, then
meaning
recognize the
the
of 'x is z,' and
that
affectingttie validity of
A
proposition or
you
can
possiblyexamine
Subjects do
in
not
reasoned
x, y, and
sion."
conclu-
must
be
before
mind
it intelligently.
The
best
into
logicalform,
can
z
without
the
syllogisticform.
cases
more
and
selves
them-
in such
them
5
is to translate
so
that you
can
them
sider
con-
conveniently.
develop soundness
of
ment
judg-
by studying various forms of ailment
and
z
usually present
way
Yon
of
question
in your
clearlyformnlated
is
x
anything whatever,
mean
may
ing
reason-
given premises, thus:
X
whether
of correct
refutation
as
used
Dglizac^y
by
snc-
GOOD
JUDGMENT
cessful
the
presenting trath
study of
The
in
any
debaters.
ing
discover-
applied
be
can
subject in
Sobiteb.
of
is
This
stating a series
abridged
an
of
syllogisms
of
propositions,the predicate
of which
one
forms
the
and
the
which
interested.
are
form
of
approved methods
and
yon
SPEAKING
pnblio speakers and
These
to
IN
except the
next
subject of each
the
one
each
to the last
thai follows,
last,or conclnsion,unites
subject of the first propositionwith
the
predicate of
the
last
preceding
proposition.
In
of
other
words,
the
syllogisms, with
sorites is
the
a
chain
intermediates
omitted, thus:
:.
A
is 6
B
is C
0
is D
D
is E
A
is E
,,!"
WORB-POWER
or:
Cains
is
a
man,
All
men
AH
finite
AH
sentient beings seek
finite
are
beings
Therefore
Cains
beings,
sentient,
are
seeks
happiness,
happiness,
or:
He
who
will not
who
has
He
who
has
He
who
starves
work
will have
no
will have
no
money,
He
money
no
food,
Therefore
will starve,
food
no
will
he who
die.
will not
work
will
die.
The
an
diepntation,is confronted
in
adversary,
by
alternatives,each of which
more
be
of
When
DiLBMiu.
a
is said
to be
"on
two
or
lacious,
is fal-
the horns
dilemma."
Thus:
He
who
says
be
is
a
liar,when
Dglizac^y
he
WORD-POWER
This dilemma
Euathlus
"Most
be
the
sapient master,
decision,you
fee; if
you
jn^es
the
decide
have
HOW
by
TO
your
in my
favor,
of the court ;
I shall
canse/*
my
EMPLOY
ing:
say-
whatever
bargain, for
our
gtdned
by
lose
must
lose it by the decision
if in yours,
not
rebutted
VARIOUS
KINDS
OF
AROUMBNT
Abghubnt
The
This is based
PBOT.
adequate
will
causes
therefore
cnmstances
correct
of what
"The
Example:
by
prices of fmit
Webster
in the
"Joseph
the
known
has
will
Murder
had
of Mr.
dr-
can
be
pass.
killed
been
be
scarce;
high."
this method
Knapp
death
to
fmit
will be
used
White
from
come
frost; fmit
the
produce certain
predictions
will
Gf-
to
the belief that
npon
and
effects,
made
Cause
tbou
of
proof
Case, thus:
a
motive
White,
and
,y
sire
to dethat
GOOD
JUDGMENT
motive
has
been
Mr.
"White.
daughter
of
the
child
only
eighty
His
of
of
would
a
or,
according
his
had
to
the
branches
of
each
to the
shared
was
will.
a
But
heirs,the
of
Bat
was
these
common
one-half
"This
to
nieces
brother,Henry White,
Beckford,
children.
no
be
pos-
which
to
in
his
equal
will, then
he
as
had
children
and
of
of Mrs.
branches,
idea,would
cording
ac-
have
of his property.
popular idea is
it is
and
nephews
and
if there
ceased.
dethan
descended, by law,
shares;
was
more
large fortune,
nephews
the
was
was
supposed
very
have
family
the
sister i"t the
were
was
several
two
a
only heirs
aest
nected
con-
Beckford, who
old, and
He
was
wife
deceased
years
nieces.
with
His
Mrs.
The
He
shown.
by marriage
of
SPEAKING
IN
common
entertained
not
and
by
rect.
legallycor-
veiy
the
ably
prob-
parties.
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
'Aocordingto
Mr.
on
White's
"would
of
ample
his
willf
a
to
one-half
fortune; and
Joseph
entitled
married
had
Knapp
without
death
been
have
Beckford,
this idea, Mrs.
of her
one
three
children."
The
of
thai
of
danger
overlooking
the
include
great
anything which
Another
danger
aooidental wit^
should
operate.
not
care
be
This
argument is
ignoring
or
which
causes
be
must
in deductive
to
does
is that of
some
There
accept
not
or
apply.
confusingthe
the essential.
This, too,
rigidlyguarded against.
form
of
subject to
the
the
sufScient
causes
should
argument
severest
in
tests.
be
"Were
themselves
to
,
produce
fectl
the
Bid
alleged e"fectf
else
operate to influence
Has
every
included
and
been
possibility
cousideredf
S2
Dglizac^y
thing
some-
the
ef-
erly
prop-
GOOD
JUDGMENT
The
Abgument
Cause.
it
be
care
to
"The
Example:
detrimental
therefore
by which
to
the
is not
public good,
good, since
in this form
of
choosing "premises
fanciful,obscure, incapable
argument
which
of
are
proof,
if
or
questionable,
untrue, especially
conclusion
conviction
in
or
some
car
Abouubni
form
actual
to
party
of argmuent
instance
positionwhich
accept and
of
the
it is
class,
ourselves,our
Ezamflb.
fbou
tlie
cherished
some
expresses
the interest of
or
a
by it" fruits."
danger
is that of
the steps
place,
effects of this law
the law
tree is known
The
taken
to
Here, again,there must
the adequacy of the alleged
produce the known effect.
to
as
cause
are
Effect
fbou
to trace
aboat.
came
SPEAKING
Something having
attempt
we
IN
nate."
dissemi-
In
this
speaker cites
something done
Dglizac^y
an
by
WOKD-POWER
some
shows
that
done
the
of
worthy
one
the act
proposed
from
if the act is
chief
been
repeated.
danger
in
the
argument
in the facts may
be overlooked
his death
"Wicked
Herod,
worms
Nero
into
insanityfrom
the visions
which
him."
haunted
BBDucnoN
TO
argument
to
THH
fionaequenoes
screamed
of
would
be
of
of vengeance
Absttbd.
to
Ca-
horrors
To
absurdity is
contrary
before
caverns
the
happy,
un-
slayer of
the
Tiberius
the
simk
be
devoured
;
in
remorse
it is
freely is
must
men
Baptist,was
by
or
truth-finding.
to
because
the
ment
ele-
hidden
G-eneralizingtoo
Example:
preus;
necessarily
some
detrimental
with
that
example is that
ignored.
John
will
good resnlts
same
The
that
has
before with good results,and
follow
an
He
confidence.
fact
or
reduce
to
show
that
Hie
impossible. A
Dglizac^f
GOOD
JUDGMENT
IN
good example is
speech
that
in his
of Burke
Conciliation
on
SPEAKING
can
the Ameri-
with
Colonies,thus:
"To
impoverish
in
and
noble
to
pari;icular
be
freely confess
dispositionto
Bnt
.
for
to
them
keep
them
prises,
enter-
We
have
shown
a
system of this kind.
a
it
us,
a
that
but
purpose
Ad
have
we
be
to
to
seems
viceable
ser-
poor
my
little preposterous
to
order
to
in
Hominem.
various
discredit
and
This
forms.
on
an
A
ment
argu-
speaker
opponent
thereby seeks
subject itself. He
to
not
to the
sonally,
per-
obscure
charges him with
inconsistencyor contradictoriness.
appeal is
I
task.
easy
obedient."
takes
the
more
unserviceable
AaoTiMBNT
throws
it.
no
understanding
make
a
the
arrest
marine
I consider
when
.
colonies
their
of
conrse
would
.
coloniea in general,
the
judgment
The
of the
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
to their
auditors,bnt
"That
Example:
argument,
come
an
well
from
such
a
or
did
Beooino
proposal, does
who
you,
advanoed
such
such
ment,
argu-
an
acts."
is
This
Question.
the
posed
pro-
once
such
and
not
exprest suoh
or
measure,
opinion,or
that
or
measure,
that
or
terest.
in-
passions and
merely offeringas proof the thing to
proved, often disguisedin other
Thus, "Hypocrisy
it is
is wrong,
deceitful,""Opium
because
it possesses
a
he
words.
because
produce3 sleep
soporificqual-
ity."
Or:
/
If the
turns
The
on
is
sun
its axis
sun
Therefore
is
earth
;
stationary;
the earth
If the earth
is
stationary,the
turns
on
turns
its
on
its axis ;
axis,ths
stationary;
Dglizac^y
gun
WORD-POWER
implicates of necessitythe propofeition
to be
proved.
speaker indicates
the essential or
important points of
between
two
resemblance
phenomena,
Here
Analogy.
applies
and
both.
in the
Mars
heat,water
further
a
if
Thus,
the
inference
earth
the
fact that
both
the
light,
have
earth
quality,namely, the
more
resembles
and atmosphere, then
probably resembles
to
Mars
in
presence
one
of
life.
The
rale for
strike
a
points
of
balance
points of
of
difference.
toward
of
the
decay
is to
the
the
between
resemblance
argument
An
examining analogy
and
Then
be
known
the known
weight
the
regarded
one
is to
which
as
clining
in-
derates.
prepon-
example of false analogy is that
supposed likeness between
of
vegetablesand
of
the
livingcrea-
Dglizac^y
GOOD
JUDGMENT
the
tures, pointing to
both.
The
destruction
analogy is
vegetables have
perceptionand
SPEAKING
IN
not
not
of
cause
valid, be-
of
the power
action,which
is the important
point of the analogy.
The
principal thing
analogy
is whether
to
the
between
nnmber
in
of
semblances
re-
things compared
sufficient to warrant
are
determine
the conclusion
urged by the analogy. But
analogy
best is inference
proof,and
should
the
ascertained
and
many
the
few,
are
carry
than
be suggestive rather
If
are
rather
the
than
at
tive.
asser-
resemblances
ascertained
ences
differ-
is
likelyto
analogy
great weight.
Example.
famish
The
parables of the Bible
material
good
for
study
in
analogy, tiins:
"A
when
he
forth
went
sower
sowed,
wayside, and
some
the
to
seed
fowls
came
And
sow.
fell by the
and
Dglizac^y
de-
WORD-POWEK
Tonred
them.
places,where
Some
fell upon
stony
they had
not much
earth ;
forthwith
and
they
had
when
they
sprang
deepness of earth; and
no
the
sun
was
withered
and
up
into
choked
froit,some
an
fold,and
some
"Hear
the
word
them.
of the
by
any
fell
sixty-
This
the
beareth
one
the wicked
word
is he
that
with
joy
was
into
one,
sown
is he which
wayside.
the
understand-
that which
away
the
anon
others
and
oometh
the
and
sprang
brought forth
and
recelveth
same
thorns
But
Kingdom
catcheth
seed
fell
some
thirtyfold.
When
in his heart.
eth
root
therefore,the parable of
ye,
sower.
were
no
hundredfold,some
eth it not, there
and
And
the
good ground
had
they
away.
thorns; and
among
they
up
scorched; and because
they
because
up
receiv-
But
he
that
stony places,
heareth
the
receiveth
word
it; yet
,y
hath
he not
for
seed among
eth the
the
he
and
that
be
and
beareth
an
of this world
care
of
he
that
and
choke
anfmitfal.
seed
imderstandeth
fmit
riohea
becometh
receiveth
good gronnd is
word
is he that hear-
deceitfnlness
word,
But
the
dnreth
reoeiveth
that
also
the thorns
and
SPEAKING
himself,bnt
He
word,
the
in
root
while.
a
and
IN
JUDGMENT
GOOD
into
the
heareth
the
it,which
also
bringetb forth
some
sixty,and
some
hundredfold, some
thirty."
Iqnobatio
an
Elbnchi.
This
irrelevant aignment.
does not
under
confine
to
common
of
stress
to the
It is
a
qnestion
form
lacy
of fal-
nnder
speakers who
from
feeling wander
to
dispntant
The
himself
disenssion.
refers
their
subject
An
example is where
that
a
man
fraud, you
has
instead of proving
committed
an
that
the
prove
cious
atro-
fraud
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWEK
he
IB
of
proving
of is atrocious ;
aconsed
relieved
you
that
the
ought
poor
in this way
rather
that
poor
prove
the
instead
or
to
in
than
ought
be
that,
to
be
relieved.
The
clearly, so
what
yon
to
as
be
may
may
use
privilegeaccorded
right
some
case
distinguish it
mistaken
first
tmder
the
for
it.
from
Thus
say:
"The
you
is to state
here
remedy
to
as
shall make
I
to
the
of the
will be to set
me
precise question
consideration,for I perceive that
of you
should
position I
be
under
this point, and
on
that the
labor
occupy
hension
misappre-
a
I
anxious
am
in the matter
understood."
distinctly
WHICH
FAULTS
LOGICAL
PREVENT
THINKING
The
two
thinking
is well to
are
greatest enemies
to correct
prejudice and
fallacy. It
recognize that
these
two
Dglizac^y
evils
GOOD
are
is
IN
JUDGMENT
widespread
more
SPEAKING
insidioiiB than
and
It is
generallysupposed.
a
common
thing to attribute opinions or judgments
to
common
due
to loose and
In
when
sense,
subject of importance,
it is necessary
the
judgment
various
people.
number
you
you
The
add
study
can
and
these
it from
different
securing
new
of
not
as
three
a
Each
logic is
point
view-
new
ideas to your
to
subject.
highly
be
only for mental
a
creased
in-
an
helpfulideas.
of
but also
are
in
carefullyconsider
recommended
There
examine
to
comprehensive view
a
naturally results
time
formation
to the
standpoints of
Such
really
are
inadequate thinking.
consideringany
of sound
they
pline,
disci-
labor-savingdevice.
specialhooks
recommend
to you
instructive
for
your
as
which
I
interesting
study along
lines:
Dglizac^y
WOIU"-POWER
in Court," by J. W.
"Tact
"Lessons
in
Logic,**by W. S. Jevona.
Story
Baldwin,
i"
eacb.
no
infallible roles
in
snggestiona which
of
the
shorten
thing
there
safeguard
of
set
a
error
valnable
are
from
yon
and
error,
footstepsto
yonr
J. M.
followed
intelligently
if
pitfallsof
as
avoiding all
for
But
reasoning.
will
Mind,** by
of the
"The
There
Bonovaii.
many
tend
to
sion
apprehen-
an
of tmth.
FOR
SUGGBSTIONS
PRACTICAL
SOUND
1.
T"ur
should
be
be
to
it is in
JUDGMBNT
examination
of a subject
objectshoold
impartial.Yonr
secure
the truth
harmony
whether
to
part with
your
opinions if they
with
the
facts.
Thia
not
or
preconceived
with your
or
ideas,personal interests,
ready
VELOPING
DE-
do
desires.
most
not
demands
Dglizac^y
Be
ished
cher-
accord
en
broad-
WORD-POWER
all the
time
and
necessary
in which
thoroaghly
to consider
Avoid
the
solve
to
5.
than
problem
a
a
This
will
upon
to build
mind
advantage
a
of
knowlec^
a
possiblemake
a
serve
not
or
partial
superficial
smallest
patiently
detail.
yourselfmaster
subject
that
so
"c"Hicln8ion,
to
you
detail. Do
subject,but
it in the
Pursue
degree of
publicspeaking.
subjectm
a
you
nished
well-fur-
a
a
you
will
which
be satisfied with
it.
upon
of ideas
structure
give
in actual
Study
as
facts.
foundation
Moreover,
will
self-confidence
examine
mind
pour
specialsubject in which
any
6.
a
up
interested.
far
yourself.
for
give a stable
to
trouble
the
of well^uthenticated
stock
which
are
take
DeUberately furnish
wHh
ject.
sub-
a
tendency
common
acquiesce rather
erly
prop-
you
to
a
can
As
of
satisfactory
say,
Dglizac^y
"I
can
GOOD
JUDGMENT
IN
this matter,
speak authoritativelyon
now
because
7. Do
I have
This
form
and
and
personal feelmgs
opinions
prejudice
Both
mind
beliefs.
or
is
a
subtle
in the consideration
a
subject put
personal feelingto
that your
so
facts.
presentation of
undue
any
of
to troth.
enemy
the
let your
not
unduly affect your
be
may
side,
one
unhampered
unbiased.
8.
Study
Have
a
subject methodically.
a
definite
various
plan
is that it arranges
convenient
of
its
use,'and
practise learns
a
considering its
a
The
superior mind
thoughts in
lar
regu-
for
classifies its materiftl
sequence,
9.
of
phases in logical order.
chief characteristic
of
SPEAKING
to
a
long chain
Be
deliberate
subject.
through patient
carry
of
reasons
in your
Proceed
culty
diffi-
without
or
ments.
argu-
examination
slowly enough
Dglizac^y
to
WORD-POWER
MB^
sronnd good
the
umilation,
not
into
consider
each
Eesolve
complex
a
and
simple
one
separatelyand slowly.
the
to
A"-
go.
its
QnietnesB,poise,and
essential
joa
accnmnlatlon, is the
important thing.
subject
as
elements
deliberateness
proper
are
stndj of
any
subject
10.
OccaaionaUy test
thoughts and
your
them
how
ceired
a
judgments
aloud.
by
of
pressing
ex-
for yourself
Observe
thought that is clearlycon-
in
expression
the clearness
in
finds
mind
your
while
words,
ready
obscure
an
thought is correspondinglyobscure
ia
expression.
In
your
judgment,
work
of
developing sound
yourself
resolutely guard
against prejudice. Fearlesslyexamine
your
importance, and
they
subjectsof
present opinions upon
may
be
correct
weak
or
them
wherever
erroneous.
Dglizac^y
Of
GOOD
JUDGMENT
Qladstone
it
IN
SPEAXING
said,"His
was
mind
was
aingnlarlyreceptive,and his whole
life
spent in unlearning the prejudices
was
in which
In
he
educated."
was
forming
a
judgment
matter, always bear
of
omitting
overlooked
well
arising
any
the
bility
possi-
fact
some
that
unrecognized by
or
you,
is
as
danger of subtle prejudice
the
as
in mind
upon
from
your
temperament,
cation,
edu-
environment.
or
self-interest,
Extract
HOW
Yon
for
Study, with
TO
STUDY
will find it of
the
study
to
the
THESE
tiona and
MODELS
suggestive value
furnished
extracts
first three
Talk
Lesson
of which
the last three
are
here,
introduo-
conclusions
of
speeches.
Eead
and
the
note
of the
examples
the
in
regular order,
personal methods
of each
speakers.
Dglizac^y
WOiU"-POWER
The
simple and
with
is
firstextract
sincere
example of
fine
a
statement, combined
deep feeling.It will
careful
repay
analysisand study.
The
second
is
extract
of forensic introduction.
and
and
direct, in thought
of such character
to win
favorable
a
The
reference
for
both
feHcitons
this
passage
language,
would
be
likely
is
of unusual
one
introduction.
an
to the
plain
hearing.
third extract
eloquence
It is
and
aa
tion
illustra-
good
a
and
sea
and
the
The
is
storm
impressive. Bead
with
aloud
appropriate
feeling.
The
fourth
should
extract
particularlyfor the
of rhetorical
use
repetitionin the phrase,
answered."
which
in your
The
you
own
This
can
b
use
be studied
"it
will
be
a
figureof speech
to
great advantage
public speaking.
fifthextract
is
a
well-rounded
Dglizac^y
GOOD
JXIDGMENT
conclnBion.
IN
the elevated
Note
style. Bead
SPEAKING
the
English
alond
passage
with
gradually increaeingintensityof voice.
The
sixth extract
of restrained
As
read
it
should
be
you
slower
as
Practise
a
but
give
various
of
deliberate
In
deliveryof
to
you,
of
your
imaginary
own.
in mind
and
daily practise
models, always picturean
Open
your
bear
introduction
the
in
sion
concluvery
style.
your
benefit
ideas
speech usuallyrequire a
a
for
This exercise will
speeches. It is well
the
the end.
extracts
useful
many
both
condnBion.
approach
dmiy.
preparation and
that
good esataple
livery
aloud, the rate of dedeliberate,and ally
gradu-
these
you
a
effeotive
you
few minutes
is
so
that
such
mouth
person
you
mental
of
speech
audience
will
have
the
experience.
well, and speak to
in the
fore
be-
distance.
Dglizac^y
an
WORD-POWER
BXTKACTS
STUDY
FOR
AND
INTEODUCTIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Eaample of Simple, Sincere
1.
appreciate
sadness
at this
and
kindness
the
of
century
a
to
young
been
have
I
now
whether
I have
before
me
rested
upon
Words
in
Example
this
lived
have
and
bom, and
that
2. Gentlemen
Stockdale,who
of
is
a
or
task
which
(Farewell
coln.)
Lin-
Springfield:Abraham
Forensic
dren
chil-
when
return, with
Washington.
from
is buried.
one
greater than
owe
ter
quar-
a
my
knowing
I may
of
place
passed
Here
man.
leave, not
ever
To
of tiiispeople I
old
an
ation,
situ-
feeling of
mj
parting.
Here
everything.
a
one, not in my
Mj friends,no
can
Statement
Introduction
Jury," Mr.
the
brought
as
a
criminal
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
est.
I
have
fury
and
grandeur
the
tossed
into
I
the
billows,but
the
sea,
from
all
are
measured.
and
passed
heights and
the
of
on
the ocean,
its
peaceful surface,then
and
which
the
they
depUia
has
storm
calm
settles
sunlightbathes
take
surveyor
level of the
calm
hour
when
the
mer
astrono-
level from
the
all
measure
terrestrial
heightsand depths. {Nominating
for President
Example
4.
The
;
James
A.
again hereafter.
soberly and
wiU
be
It will be
Effect
answered
answered
and quietlyas
deliberately
the American
people
are
wont
great questions of duty.
be
man
Sher-
Garfield.)
of Strong Rhetorical
question
its
it is not
that
When
the
into
and
spray,
remember
which
lashed
eea
soul of the dullest
the
moves
but
man;
seen
answered,
not
in any
to
It will
turbulent
Dglizac^y
swer
an-
as-
GOOD
JUDGMENT
sembly, amid
hands
do
SPEAKING
sbonting and
clapping of
stamping of feet,where
and
men
and
their
thinking with
their heels
with
their brains.
It will be
not
in
swered
"
IN
chnrchea
the
schools and
in the
colleges;and
in fifteen million
homes;
it will be
has
and
always been
it will
American
answered
answered.
the
in
and
be answered
It will be
right
Example of a Well-Rounded
S.
Finally,let
of the great
of
the
them
"
recall the memories
and
men
in the. monuments
us
dying
his last
table
of
Mayor,
on
these
message
the
great deeds
which
see
we
walls,not forgetting
Pitt
of the yomiger
predecessor, my
in this very
of
some
public utterance, made
your
the
Conclusion
past, commemorated
around
the
ns
it
as
(Subjugation of
Philippines:George F. Hoar.)
answered
an-
at the
Lord
hall,"England
Dglizac^y
has
WORD-POWER
herself
saved
I
as
The
noble
England
twenty
of
Europe
do
of
likewise.
days
gave
did
appeal and
nearly
fightingthe freedom
Let
secured.
waa
^nll,
exam^
until after
the sword
years
and
her
hj
of those
to his
answer
not sheathe
exertiomi
Enrope
trust,save
pie."
a
her
by
(A Call
us
H.
Arms:
to
and
go
H.
Asquith.)
Example of
Restrained
6. I think yon
than
or
other
any
that my
quite sure
BO
body of
by
the
power
men
to
promote
war.
I
the horrors
to avert
needed
have
Conclusion
much
humble
who
men
of
am
advioe is not
know
better
more
than
their
I
can
ness
busiknow
it, but
sometimes^ in the
they may
hurry of joumalirau beoause it is a
"
hurried
profession foi^t
principleswhich
the
"
must
journalist. As
be
the
great
inherent
in
they write, they
Dglizac^y
GOOD
may
IK
JUDGMENT
impulse
on
of the
SPEAKINa
moment,
in defense
againstthe a^^essive journalism
from
abroad, forget their obligationto
their
own
them
in
country.
these
such
any
knows
the
enough
at
word
in
last few
issue
may
this
moment,
Earl
of
the
about
words,
when
and
God
is
not
electrical
to
say
a
to their fellow
innumerable
(The Power
Bosebery.)
war.
ask
unnecessarily,or except
defense,bring
of
I would
occur,
atmosphere
that may
countrymen
And
phes
catastro-
of the Press:
Dglizac^y
HOW
TO
FIX
YOUR
A
SPEECH
IN
MIND
Dglizac^y
,y
WORD-POWER
dear
expert, having avowed
that
repeat anything after
given,a
short
piece
of paper,
waa
on
a
him
to
memory
oonld
he
hearing it,
once
composition written
bnt
the
total absence
between
relationship
of
caased
A
of ideas.
arrangement
fail.
the ideas
These
the
were
words:
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and
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coming
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time
same
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there
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the
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the game
gunpowder
ran
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as
out
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present
were
and
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of catch
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the street,pops
shop. 'What?
died, and
a
an
to ent
ton
but-
playing
all fell to
catch can, till the
at
the
heels
their boots."
Dglizac^y
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Now
close
of the
mnch
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and
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is used
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and
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night held
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man
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scene
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impression
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mind:
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see
following example,
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and
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memory
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upon
book,
the
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struggle or
a
from
passes
the
of death.
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retreats, retraces
out
passes
through
in, and escapes."
came
again and
foregoing passage
the
book
of the
see
bow
yon
can
strate
This will demon-
memory.
to yon
great practicalvalue
the
arranging the ideas of
logicaland
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repeat from
of
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innocent
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murderer
as
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the
steps to the window,
it
the
given. Without
of
repose
of
where
motion
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of
from
turned
the gray
on
face
methodical
DISADVANTAGES
OF
speech in
a
order.
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READING
MANUSCRIPT
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againstyou
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audience
if you
speaking.
use
This
prejudiced
manuscript in
will he
a
form
of address
Dglizac^y
FIXING
A
SPEECH
IN
YOUR
MIND
is
appropriateto certain oooasions when
a
message
of national
lie delivered,or
is to
be
accnra"^
for
to
where
of vital consequence.
speak withont
so
that
himself
he depends
that
have
of address
however
has
not
to prepare
is not
master
taken
have
of his
use
to convince
a
the
must
to
come
with
an
gard
re-
dislike
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and
part of
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that
in
he
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ence
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against
in
a
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of his manuscript
and
script
manu-
subjeot.
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in the
subject
sufficient time
himself
feelingon
speaker, who
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erroneous,
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This
to
speaker does
directlyupon
suspicion. They
speaker
effective
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a
or
audiences
this form
But
manuscript.
seldom
justice to
and
and
precision
occfiBdons it is
It is
to
complicatedstatement
a
made
are
most
"when
importance is
order
persuade his hearers.
D.3l.za..y
WORD-POWER
Meanwhile
they
since
speech
a
submit
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to
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presnmably
now
reading
mere
tion.
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or
speaHng
written
to your
It tends
tion.
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limit your
to
freedom
voice, expression, gesture, action,
and
It
manner.
weU-trained
a
a
influence which
communication
from
of the
a
observe
wiE
can
you
easily
of words
lose the magnetic
from
your
eye-to-eye
audience.
greatest losses in reading
manuscript is
the
reading from
group'
comes
with
particularly
are
that
considerable
glance,you
One
you
in the art of
manuscript, so
gather
self-
frequentlycauses
Moreover, unless
at
must
manuscript is that it is likely
a
to fetter you
a
hear
to
come
great disadvantage in
from
of
have
they
and
mentally disappointed,
are
immediate
the
inabilityto
effect of your
U3l.:a..y
FIXING
A
speech
SPEECH
the
upon
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auditors.
look into their eyes
can
of the
best powers
OF
timid
speaker
is not
words
give
stimulate
these
NOTES
strictlyto
by-paths
of
anxious
to his
give
about
it
be
he
lieved
recan
delivery.
of the
use
of
a
siveness
prevents discur-
irrelevancy.
is that
not
of
use
to
considerations
is that
and
and
it tends
unduly
advantage
mannscript
the
dence.
degree of self-confi-
attention
Ajiother
adhere
your
subject-matter,and
or
some
making
inexperienced public
certain
a
of
thing
some-
are
USING
is that
and
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bis
see
principaladvantfige in
mannscript
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yon
into action.
ADVANTAGES
The
and
to
serves
MIND
When
impression yon
them, it
upon
a
IN
such
a
speaker
his written
tempted
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sumption
pre-
will
tion,
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to wander
into
explanation or illustration.
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
Some
to
find it
speakers
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piece of
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headings
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is asefol
to the
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what
the
such
that
This
can
of his
aid
an
should
diMcoIty
order
is
ployed,
em-
comprise only
absolutelynecessary
phrases
by
has
who
man
the paper
bearing
paper
principalideas.
in carrying in mind
thoughts.
advantageons
and
in
cise
con-
comprehended
be
quick glance of the speaker.
a
TO
OBJECTIONS
MBMORIZINQ
TOUS
SPEECH
The
of
plan
speech to
committing
and
memory,
an
deliveringit
of
precisely as memorized, has
and
a
The
a
a
imposes
speaker
to
speech of considerable
fear of
haunt
If
upon
him
word
gers
dan-
many
objections. It
heavy task
entire
a
rize
memo-
length.
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at
or
the
time
of
phrase should
speaMng.
evade
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his
WOKD-POWER
ooaventionaL
mechanical, and
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difference between
a
compoBitioiirecited from
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and
you
DeapitA
speech. In.
extempore
fm
recognizedndes;
permitted mnch
in the
one
lo
strictly
inclined to adhere
are
ory
mem-
other
of the scope
yon
and
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dom
free-
of converBation.
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the
np
smn
to memoriter
instead of
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a
much
; it leads
the
speaker to
than
the
The
Vholly
attention to
declaim
play of the emotions; it
specialideas
of
speaker
opportunitiesthat
geeted by
task
pairs
speak natnrally;it im-
to
the free
deprives
a
pleasure of public speaking;
too
rather
and
makes
it directs
words
of
prindpal objections
be
may
eng-
the occasion.
habit
of
to memory
"thinking on
committing
weakens
your
a
speecb
the power
feet."
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Dglizac^y
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velops
be
may
at
Yon
the
to memorize
a
here
is
accuracy
judgment.
sometimes
significantstatement
and
there
where
care
if you
to express
do
the
ductory
intro-
POWER
the memorized
OP
your
this,take great
naturallyand freely as
of your
speech.
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find
may
closingparagraphs of
But
spee^L
extreme
imperative. You
ft helpful,too, to memorize
and
or
speech.
in yonr
be necessary
may
of
expense
find it desirable
mil
passage
abnormal
an
imagination,and
reason,
MIND
YOUR
to
memory
your
degree, it
This
IN
SPEECH
A
parts
tiie other
as
parts
EXTEMPORANEOUS
SPEECH
Since
the extempore
public favor
effort to fit
styleis
to-day, make
precision,and
style,and
can
have
the
orderliness
combine
'
Mud
of
clearness,
of the
them
in
earnest
an
yourself for this
speaking. You
most
with
Dglizac^y
ten
writthe
WORD-POWER
ease,
of the
fleiibUity
spoken style.
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in
freshness,and
power,
speaMng has its natural basis
conversation.
In
daUy interconrse
give expressionto yonr
order that they occnr
with others yon
thoughts
in the
spontaneonslyto
mind.
yonr
Yonr
lic
pub-
speaking should closelyapproximate
this
In
style.
which
denied
to yon.
filled with
and
Your
be
mind, presnmably
the
subject, has
fnll exercise
free
all its powers.
of
speaking is,therefore,marked
speech gives
arising from
self. In
who
sense
a
you
depths, with
fnll
to
a
reliance
are
plunges into
how
by
earnestness.
Extempore
knows
wonld
otherwise
Tour
the
reality and
power
vantages
enjoy ad-
extempore speaking yon
on
your^
mer
like the swim-
the
assurance
comport
peenliar
exhilarating
that
himself.
Dglizac^y
he
The
FIXING
A
SPEECH
IN
for
responsibility
alone, and
so
HOW
TO
put forth
IMPRESS
OH
should
commit
speech to
memory.
in
mind
your
smoothly
of
your
imparts
THE
SPEECH
A
the
plan of your
Having this dearly
enables
to
you
regularlyfrom one
subject to the next.
know
yon
will proceed from
you
pass
phase
It also
degree of self-
considerable
confidence,because
the way
MIND
and
a
best
in view.
YOUR
OP
you
yonr
the purpose
SUBSTANCE
You
MIND
resnlts rests npon
yon
efforts to achieve
YOUR
precisely
point
one
to another.
After
you
mind
your
stand
up
have
deeply imprest
of yonr
the substance
and
express
it
composition.
speech,
aloud, choosing
entirelydifferent phraseology
of your
npon
Do
from
that
this several
ing
times, at daily intervals,each time tryto clothe the
same
ideas in different
language.
98
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
An
of
excellent way
speech
a
them
will
exercise
mentally reviewing
strengthen your
You
your
of your
family
or
to
much
your
to
friend.
offer you
in any
some
event
to increase
self-confidence when
deliver
ject
sub-
member
a
personal
a
able
do
a
practicalbenefit
helpful criticism,but
practisewill
fort
ef-
ideas
of
speech before
be
may
stiU
and
your
grasp
will find it of
rehearse
They
The
quiet
a
better
or
view
re-
in the
poseible,select
country road.
of
is to
walk
you
as
for this purpose,
street
a
If
mind
yoar
mentally
air.
open
upon
ideas
impresa the
to
this
your
subsequently yon
speech before
regular
a
audience.
it is desirable
Sometimes
not to think
effort,but
to
a
few
of your
merely
friends.
speech as
as
If
a
for
a
yon
formal
personal talk
the
purpose
U3l.:a..y
in
FIXING
yonr
A
mind
SPEECH
IN
is to
talk
simple, sincere,and
to
than
pleasure rather
BREVITY
The
OP
vill be
to
the
best
mental
audience
is
public
brevityand
growing
a
sion
aver-
gardless
protracted speech-maldng, re-
of the
The
likely
IMPORTANCE
speaking to-day is toward
There
of
undertakingwith,
with
apprehen-
FIRST
tendency of
conoreteness.
the
manner
easy
to the
in
them
ordinary conversation,
yon
to look forward
MIND
YOUR
speaker
attitude
toward
a
the
or
of
intelligent
an
speaker
subject.
be
may
ex-
prest thus:
"If
or
yon
have
importfinceto
anything
say
to
of
us,
interest
we
shall
gladlylisten to you. But we want you
to be brief,tell us
sary,
only what is neceskeep strictlyto eesentials,and
sit down
promptly."
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
Do
be misled
not
that
into
concise
a
ever,
howthinldiig,
speech requires less
thoroD^^inessin
preparation
long
matter
a
As
one.
a
speech requires even
and
in the
politidan,who
committee
This
of
case
sfdd
be
speech at
a
expected
he, "if
cOTicise speech
of
shall need
at
to
it,bnt
prepare
its
to
as
to
want
yon
least
length
speak.
me
fifteen
am
a
coming
forthhe
"For,"
make
to
a
minutes, I
month
a
a
long
how
if there
I
illns-
was
distingoished
a
meeting, asked
wonld
fact, such
being invited by
npon
to make
a
greater thought
discrimination.
trated
of
than
in which
is
no
ready
limit
at
any
time."
USE
There
plays
your
is
a
work
GOOD
TASTB
nothing in
good
important part
more
of
which
publicspeaking.
itself not
only in
your
taste
than
in
fests
It mani-
i
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
know
a
whether
lai^
fund
of
knowledg:e and wide
immediate
Gladstone, gave
at times
of
impromptu,
your
it is well
of many
and
and
or
any
in
bear
to
facilitywere
of
years
profound
study.
of the
Some
sion
impres-
without
seemingly
that their power
result
the
speaking extempore
preparation,hut
thought
a
speakers like Webster, JAn-
coln, and
the
to
purpose.
Great
mind
perience,
ex-
only
gathered together for
ideas
from
speakmg
are
giving utterance
or
few
you
world's
orators, in order
to
most
increase
eminent
their
cility
fa-
of language, made
a
felicity
of the
practise of reading from one
great olaasice for an evening or two
and
preceding
were
to
the
the
occasion
speak.
Lord
perorationof
which
on
Brougham
of his
one
speeches after reading and
they
posed
com-
great
repeating
Dglizac^y
FIXING
A
SPEECH
of
speeches
ia
valnable
a
MIND
for
Demosthenes
This
weeks.
YOUR
IN
several
snggestion
for you.
As
a
student
extremes.
Do
little time
and
On
to
public speaking avoid
allow
not
in which
fix it
to
the
not
of
to prepare
securely in
too
speech,
a
mind.
your
other
hand, be equally careful
work
at
speech
your
to make
continuouslyaa
or
yourself
long
so
it stale and
lifeless.
tiie neceseary
During
a
return
to
stimulated
be in
and
am
subject, and
speech
your
with
new
you
a
ideas.
speech, both
delivery.
mastering of
in
your
the
and
You
must
to do
tice
jus-
in its preparation
You
unduly urgii^fthe
thoroughness
will later
refreshed
good physical condition
to
of preparing
speech, change occasionallyto
other
some
work
think
may
I
importance of
preparation and
speech,but
my
Dglizac^y
view"
WORD-POWER
fnlly confirmed
are
Cfmning
value
most
had
great
of
profound belief in
a
premeditation, and
fastidious
in his
of
choice
thoroughly.Sheridan
and
rangement
ar-
read
prepared
and
took infinite
the
composing
was
Burke
words.
widely, studied deeply,
in
the
of the past.
orators
the
"by all
pains
for
matter
his
epeeches, committing important parts
to
Fox
memory.
his
unremitting in
was
pursuit of facts, so
that
when
spoke, his ideas, principles,and
of
strands
a
you
and
1^
other
upon
the
preparationof
well
to
emulate
a
personal history
great orators, and
will realize the
placed
the
cable.
Closely examine
of these
logies
ana-
wrought together like
were
he
high
value
estimate
of
speedi.
tlie
they
painstaking
You
will do
example of
illustriousmen.
100
Dglizac^y
tiiese
FIXING
A
SIMPUCITY
his
"I
I
nsed
talked
he
understood
was
to
to
get
irritated
in
me
That
temper, and
has
a
until he
that
This
I intend
to
say,
To
he
power.
I intend
Originality and
directlyat
yourself,"Now
orig^al," is
"Now
of the
one
was
to aim
to
to
as
be
fatal
as
sincere."
sincerity should
not
it.
understand
habit
say
to be
naturally,and
after
satisfied
not
was
advisable
ori^nality.
my
mitil
saying"
of his subsequent
It is not
not
distorbed
"hunted
could
boy
a
conscientious
secrets
could
put it in plain language
had
even
one
any
since."
ever
dark
a
said.
explained,
I
way
always
caught it, and
had
so
iu
he
when
And, therefore,Lincoln
idea
that all
what
child," he
a
understand.
the
acquired
"putting things," so
hearers
"When
told how
once
MIND
YOXJR
NATURALNESS
AND
Lincoln
the art of
IN
SPEECH
by conscious
come
effort
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWEK
will
Originality
if yon
Your
whole
the
cumulative
adopted
talent
only
extemporaneous
what
to
an
The
way
shall
not
speak and
"When
your
you
another
to
write
have
in your
and
mind,
of
taken
order
pains
of ideas
from
of your
review
the
are
to make
and
clearly
ment
refresh-
hobbies.
the hour
your
general outline
bring it clearly before
fix
pleasurable
Finally,a littlewhile before
you
to
labors.
your
yourselfnp to some
pastime,or get relaxation
at which
write
sincerely."
rest
one
sion.
posses-
fashion, is
Qive
from
the
have
you
half
of
thoroughly prepared
speech, and
the substance
of
speak and
out
go
every
force
life's cultivation;but
of
tate.
imi-
present
can
vice:
ad-
^never
"
giftyou
itself
Emerson's
yonrself
on
with
moment,
of
care
resolutelyfollow
"Insist
a
take
speech,
so
your
102
Dglizac^y
as
to
mind,
FIXING
gather
actual
SPEECH
IN
all your
beat
A
np
and
use,
taking with
YOUR
for
powers
proceed to
comfidenoe
MIND
Tmder"
yonr
pf work
bom
well d"HLe.
Speech
A
Study, with Lesson
for
MODEL
SPEECH
AND
TO
IT
STUDY
the
speech as
accompan^g
entertaining,
example of easy, conversational,
Study
an
and
address.
It
Note
was
the
the felicitous
be^nning.
by John
"William
delivered
of New
annual
banquet
Commerce
of
York, November
after-dinner
instmctive
Griggs, ex-Governor
of
HOW
Talk
the
of
Jersey,at
the
State
17, 1896.
It
Chamber
of
New
was
tuated
punc-
by hearty laughter and loud
applause.
The
speaker here, you wiU notice,
makes
of
judicious and effective use
humorous
stories. He
tells them
in the
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
right place and in
does
not tell too many,
are
You
in
can
model
dinner
ers'
speak-
some
profitably
study this speech
of
it is
what
an
a
exceptionally
modem
after-
speech shonld be.
It is intimate
and
as
inclined to do.
because
detail^
good
He
right way.
the
without
direct without
being familiar,
terest
being abrupt. In-
is sustained
riety
by appropriate va-
in thought and
espreesion.
The
terizes
patrioticfervor which characthe larger part of this speech
is worthy of careful analysis. The
unmistakable
sincerityof the speaker
would
alone make
this
speech
a
sno-
oess.
As
the
a
at
you
render
it
style in which
aloud, say
yon
would
talk
friend in ordinary conversation.
throughout. Keep
simplicity
the
definite purpose
to
it in
to
Aim
in mind
entertun, ele-
IM
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
flame
as
have
we
received from
the dia-
gnished Postmaster-General
(William
L.
that
WilBon),
I
think
always
composition,of
the
boy
Baleigh 'isapplicable.He
and
it
Ealeigh was
he took
a
and
then
a
very
and
voyage
he
wrote
position,
com-
a
like this:
was
Walter
Walter
Sir
on
the
"Sir
great
man
;
discovered
ica,
Amer-
another
voyage
took
and
discovered
Virginia,and
had
discovered
Virginia he discovered
the potato ; and
when
he had
the potato, he discovered
when
done
he had
about
friends,be
this
of
England
grace,
shall
sociates
as-
"My
said:
good dieer, for
God's
And
called his
him, and
in
he
discovered
tobacco.
so, he
day lighted
which, by
when
we
have
a
flame
never
be
"
quenched.
New
of Commerce
York.
ber
Cham-
Jersey greets to-nightthe
We
are
of the State
yonr
friends
of Kew
and
Dglizac^y
your
^
FIXING
A
neighbors.
candidate
We
men
mnch
not
as
of
MIND
fnrnished
have
I
our
sents
repre-
the
inspirationfrom
all of it. We
have
of
sentiments
We
gatheredhere.
see
a
yon
of Q-arret A. Hobart
person
sympathies and
such
YOUK
in this election,who
ip the
the
IN
SPEECH
take
York;
New
kinds
some
of inspiration
peculiarto onrselves,of which
we
always glad
are
York
and
friends
same
citizens
mingle
daily walks
not
well; and
ticket,by
impressions
of
and sand
marsh
stretches
the railroad
in all
yours
We
read
dress
as
we
vote
the
yon
the
large majority.
This
always apparent.
The
a
not
Jersey are
with
We
so
similarityis
New
in moderation
of life.
newspapers.
do, only
same
partake
to
New
our
properly diluted.
Our
the
to invite
the
traveller
through
generallyof salt
banks
of
and
nous
long monoto-
landscape,and
piercessome
marsh
where
shabby neigh-
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
borhood,ibe weather-boards
bear
ehininc
iiiTitatioiis
to take Tarions brands of liver
to
pills,
the
chew
baby Castoria"; but
meadows
bright with
have
we
"Virgin leaf,"or
well
dnnes; and,
instead
Castoria,by
for the gold
I
without
whic^
and
for
pleasant
and
large majority, we
Chamber
all that
as
the
opportunity
the
baa
city whose
pass
great work
for
wrought
it bears
name
Fraunce's
period,this
a
were
during
tavern, but
institution has stood
and
pilot,the guide,the director,
of
pioneerin all wise policies
and
are
country at large. It is
the
at
sand
pillsaad
long interval since t^ese dinners
held
green
cure.
State and
the
and
of liver
referring to
this
**^ve
shining brooks;
marsh
as
let this
not
can
a
have
we
high monntains
valleys,as
to
ta^de
bestowed
and
not
commerce
patriotism. Ton
only wisdom
and
have
enli^V
Dglizac^y
FIXING
A
enment
and
SPEECH
fever.
of
on
the
Yon
have
how
of
much
the
conld
just such
among
Chamber
of New
a
your
to the
men
as
found
are
of
tiie
the
corporate life
have
State
the
world, of which
youth, have
been
lost
in the thousand
industrial
age.
into
pendence
indeand
and
progress
of
wonders
seven
we
have
you
it advance
seen
along the lines of
prosperity until
of the
est
high-
compose
great country grow
; you
extend
that the
York.
During
seen
forters
com-
understand
country
Commerce
of
moters
pro-
how
loyalpatriotism,
true and
interests of the
the
and
I wish
land
this
flood
the
disinterested devotion
much
upon
been
fortnne
good
of
world
victims, of fire and
of misfortune.
people
MIND
millions of doUaxs
the unfortunate
and
YOUR
conrage
\mt
commerce,
IN
learned
sight of
in
our
gotten
for-
and
greater wonders
You
have
seen
Dglizac^y
WOKD-POWER
"dooation become
of
State
every
for
Tou
Bepublic
increase
the
views
of
the
higher
the
npon
And
are
and
prosperity
all classes
world
yet there
and
at
other
any
other
are
onr
and
minds
and
are
tions,
dissatisfac-
think
they
signs that
see,
there
over-
system of popnlar government,
the
snhstitntion
plan whereby,
all the
land
complainings,there
social revolntion,an
a
of
conn-
of the earth.
gloomy
coming
seen
in this
any
discontents,and there
tnming
some
fonnd
be
in these, evidences
is
the people
among
of comfort
snrface
and
nniversal
more
have
conld
of the
age
right
Ton
among
try than
rea-
land.
other
average
take
abilityto
people than
of any
and
Te"aon
things,become
this
among
intelligence
seen
seen
sonahlenesB, the
child of tha
every
have
have
; yon
provision
common
by
for it of
legal
citizens of the
ments,
enact-
Bepublic
110
Dglizac^y
FIXING
A
SPEECH
be made
can
one
It is
good thing
a
try
to
made
the
it.
do
to
discontent
ambition, the
incentive
the
of progress
from
height
climbed
she
to
we
best,
onr
good
a
have
not
is the spur
to better
npon
which,
still
has
shining face
with
now
of
work,
height,civilization
to where
stands
ate
appreci-
to
opportunities.
onr
In this sense,
mountain
good
a
It is
that
of
most
done
not
nnderstand
thing
is
faction.
opposite of self-satis-
have
we
then
and
rich witii-
ability or
or
(^scontent
sense
that
MIND
merit.
It is the
thing.
and
fortune
to
frngalityor
In
YOUR
comfortable
regard
ont
IN
pointing npward
to
heightstmknown.
Bnt
there
bom
that
nor
build
of
seeks
to
is another
of discontent,
ignorant and jealous envy,
not
to
profit by
up,
tind
repair
its
but to tear
its mistakes
failures,not
down.
There
Dglizac^y
to
is
WORD-POWER
in many
a
of
sense
bopelessnesaover
hopelesB misfortune; and
mth
is
blame.
withal,in
to
opportnnity
the
cheap
for
the
candidate
be
fooled
of the time.
some
a
and
demagog
for
Caloryto the American
not
is
Bepnblic. They afford
the
can
Bnt,
tiiese discontents there
to the
menace
than
pity
to
more
these it
pnblic ofSce.
They
peopleI
all the
They
are
time,
nor
too level-
too patrioticto
headed, too intelligent,
caught by appeals of the demagog
be
and
the social
sentiments
and
and
of
envy,
hatred
malice.
May
some
tates
to the dicrevolutionist,
I venture
to minimize
the
danger
The
discontents?
fooled.
suggest that there
by which it is possiblefor
ways
I have
to
said,have
They
they deserve
a
are
we
American
not
the
ap
are
us
find in these
people, as
to date
nation's
been
court;
better certificate of ohar-
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
to
tanght
bore
a
text taken
"IndtiBtry
and
wealth,"
"Wbo
or
drive,"
tiiere
in those
days
"
into wealth
at
to cMt
ont
feUows
that
and
to
either
hold
anything said
leg^lating a boy
about
comfort
or
ease,
cially
espe-
of
expense
are
the
or
not
was
the
of both
cnrse
days of
Antony
Mark
lead
"
by the plow would
political
parties.
from
them
Bichard
Poor
anybody
remedy I would speak
the demagog. They are
the
next
of all
from
must
or
copy-book
tlie
fmgality
thrive, himself
The
when
imte,
down
We
to date.
of is
the
and
had
have
Julius
else.
Csesar
These
fellows
smooth, sleek,mellifluons-tongued
that
always have
garment
the
to hold
same
stained
blood-
before
np
the
forged will to read,
populace,and some
to get great
whereby the people were
could collect,
legacieswhich they never
let
us
cast
them
out
Let
us
114
Dglizac^y
frown
TTONG
A
SPEECH
them
npon
in both
have
never
IN
YOUR
that
parties,so
standing on
a
MIND
they
political
any
platform. Why, it makes the blood of
an
intelligent
honest, straightforward,
American
citizen boil to
the
kind,
and
"
I heard
Long
hypocrisy, of
story of
a
Branch
is now,
down
One
day
hinu
was
swam
he
once,
yond
be-
heading
was
the
a
pean
Euro-
shark,
coming the other
They eyed
each
the
other for
shark
a
way,
squarely in front
up
then
at
orous
vig-
out
swam
j
in the
out
fearlesslyfor
All
It
summer
a
strong and
was
breakers; he
and
swam
went
the
man-eater,
and
he
bold, and
shore.
parties.
popular tJian
and
strongly and
this
nsed, when
there for
He
surf to bathe.
who
more
was
to go
outing.
one
of
men
to both
they belong
dence,
impu-
the
see
a
blushed
of
ment,
mo-
and
out
Then,
let
us
have
more
mutual
ii"
Dglizac^y
sym-
WORI"POWER
pathy
and
confidence
conditions
and
works
of
The
men.
for wages,
all classes
between
who
man
day by day, is
equal in right and
eqnal
our
our
the
at
ballot-box.
Very often he has, generally
as
has, as high instincts,
loyal
he
and
tme
is
There
or
a
no
heart,
for
year
ronnd.
sympathizewith
is not
This
what
her
class in
children,you
who
says
makes
anybody
or
him
as
him
a
that
Tou
The
stand
under-
teacher
altruist is
an
own
told
my
one
interests to the
of his fellows."
boy, "I know;
Jus sacrifice hit."
one
you
is his
It
Sunday-school:"Now,
know
aU
fellow-citizen.
altruism.
that is.
only
fais friend
Show
sacrifices his
interests
Be
condescension.
It is not
right.
ofBce
employer
friends with him
election-time.
abont
the
make
employer.
his
why
reason
the candidate
else should
his
as
"Oh, yes,"
a
fellow who
116
Dglizac^y
FIXING
A
Bnt
the
SPEECH
that
that
pay
for
earn
And
the
learn
of
only
"We
open.
sorts
ns
and
to
come
wel-
been
hereafter
only
right instincts.
declares that
government
no
and
gates, and
to
men
The
of
law
subject of
proper
and
work
those
who
down
the
the
over
and
want
tear
have
We
from
worth
had
those
word
my
material.
all conditions
shut
ployer,
em-
oiti-
not
have
They
and
gether
to-
stop making
to build
do
here
come
meet
respect the
come
want
"We
us.
men
respect them.
ns
that
who
instincts,
among
to
of merit
men
them
to
nnworthy
all those
sea,
the
employer, take
then, let
out
zens
Let
Let
between
and
wages
they will learn
it,will
MIND
plane of political
equality,
a
and
YOUR
confidence
wages.
on
and
be
let there
men
IN
and
stroy.
de-
gates wide
coming
"
all
all beliefs.
t^em
open
merit
of
with
the
any
land
foreign
shall be naturalized
117
Dglizac^y
unless
WOIU"-POWEE
he
can
court
that
to the
principleBof
the United
has heen
Batisfaction of the
to the
prove
he
has
heen
the
I
citizenshipwith
men
who
to
United
held
who
to
America
those
it.
suffers
only did
not
will not
let
no
OS
see
longer
from
surfeited
a
give
and
bat
ns
good
impede
our
then, let
every
not
for the
of his
good
men
lead
write, oi^:anize,
gestion,
indi-
and
lutionists;
revo-
true,
digestion,and
to
indigestion.
citizen
for what
politics.Oh,
that
feast of foreign
socialists and
out those that tend
And
attiiched
principlesare,
Now,
anarchists
keep
of
principlesdiametricallyopposed
from
who
taken
Constitution
the
States,who
what
not know
have
not
were
of
provision
thonsands
ns
principles of
the
of the
only
not
that
'Wh7, we
into
attached
Constitntion
How
States.
mocked
well
go
into
is in it,but
country, to speak,
processions,and
118
Dglizac^y
FIXING
A
keep
it up.
keep
on
and
and
them
MIND
the
not
flag,and
let your
in the
shouts
the whole
year
You
round
have
the four
"
heard
from
to-night,how
important
that
should
be
alert to
always
defend, to
knowledge
and
all the
among
that
triumphant campaign. Keep
sources,
we
"n-
patriotism evaporate
away
round.
years
Do
yonr
die
one
up
YOUR
Bally roond
rallyingI
thasiasm
follow
IN
SPEECH
saying,but
the
that
it is
vigilantand
educate
and
scatter
spiritof intelligence
people. It is
never
can
two
"eternal
be
a
too
very
often
old
peated,
re-
vigilanceis the
price of liberty."
"O
thou
freedomi
art
not,
poets
as
dream,
A
fair young
cate
girlwith lightand deli-
limbs,
And
wavy
tresses
gushing from
the
cap
With
which
crowned
his
the
Boman
master
slave,
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWEH
When
be
took
bearded
Arm'd
the
A
gyves.
man,
the
to
mailed
off
teeth, art thou;
one
hand
Grasps the broad shield,and one the
Bword; thy brow,
Glorious
in beauty tho
it be, is,
scarr'd
"With
tokens
of
old
thy
wars;
sive
mas-
limbs
Oh I
strong with struggling.
not yet,
Mayst then nnbraee thy corselet nor
lay by
Thy sword; nor
yet, 0 Freedom!
Are
...
close
In
thy lids
slumber;
sleeps,
And
thou
till the
Of the
new
for
mnst
thine
enemy
watch
and
never
combat
day
earth and
heaven."
Dglizac^y
,y
WILL-POWER
SELF-
AND
CONFIDENCE
Ton
liave
must
"will-power
do
to
fnll
jnstiee
It
stand
your
moral
rapidly
subject
you
daily developing
"
etc.,
"
so
give
fearless
ideas
will
in
being
the
properly
you
process
yourself
studying,
are
your
can
feel
to
upon
and
of
resources
equipped
pression
ex-
dence
self-confi-
and
grow
of
ions.
opin-
and
^voice, enunciation,
that
courage
aadienoe
thoroughly informing
the
order
large
own.
of
i)ower
will
of
and
men
to
Tour
a
in
yourself in public
requires
before
intelligent
to
of
degree
proper
self-confidence
and
speaking.
to
a
of
pression
ex-
gesture,
assured
speqk
pnblio.
Dglizac^y
of
in
WORD-POWER
Firmness
and
decision
of mtl
are
veloped
de-
through repeated effortin solv'
ing difficultproblems
responsibletasks.
all yon
effort,bnt
however
to
Yon
wonld
assuming
not
may
like from
make
you
and
first
a
progress,
some
and this
slight,
plish
accom-
enconragee
you
Thus
the
power
and
mil"
are
steadilycolti-
develop
a
can"
"I
of
"I
continue.
rated.
Ton
can
full
degree of
will-power through
intelligentdaily
practise. "What
appear
be
almost
an
will
assume
it and
different
a
The
your
Hen
best powers
one
upon
detail at
complex problems
most
readilyyield to
them
to
aspect when
patientlyconsider
time.
to you
impossible undertaking,
concentrate
you
a
may
the
plan
of
reducing
to their elements.
sometimes
lacking in the
say
necessary
that
they
are
self-confidence
L)ji.:...i.
SELF-CONFIDENCE
WILL-POWER,
before
apeak in public,and particularly
a
large andience.
Primarily this
to
is due to lack of
will-power. They have
the necessary
applicationto think
out a subject thoroughly,and otherwise
for snoh an underto equip themselves
taking.
not
STEPS
IN
The
THE
OF
BUILDING
first essential
POWER
WILL-
step toward
will-power is frankly to
your
recognizeand thorooghlyexamine
present defects
in what
of wiU.
or
what
short
of your
mind
specificinstances
educated
what
needst
isfactory.
unsat-
and
ways
it fall
does
circumstances
under
Then
will is
your
otherwise
Preciselyin
been
your
certain
Definitelyas-
respects
weak, inadequate,
will has
veloping
de-
Beoall
to
wherein
your
your
lacking.
try to realize what
will would
a
properly
do for you, not
only
125
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
in your
also
in
voA
of
pablie speakiBg,bnt
advancing
Think
yonr
of how
general
ests.
inter-
the leaders in every
department of human
activityand
en-
terprlBehave
developed and
"wills
important part of their
as
an
used
their
personalequipment.
Next
make
hegiiming, however
farther
developing of
a
small, in the
your
will. Where
own
or
inactive,the
up
may
is
sure.
some
may
kind
of
If your
building it
thing is
on
the
PHYSICAL
iU
or
disability
rational thing to
exercise in the open
men
prooess
to
make
that you
beginning,so
a
will ia weak
that
of
but the
first,
chief
get started
DEVELOP
the
process
be slow at
The
the will is weak
rightroad.
HEALTH
because
of
physical
health, obviously
do ie to take
air.
daily
worthy
It is note-
of great
wiH-power
126
Dglizac^y
WILL-POWER,
almost
of
SELF-CONFIDENCE
invariablyhave
great
physical vitality.When
exercise
it
will
and
have
an
develop
The
vital
habit
your
body,
all the faculties
of
systematically
performing
physical exercises plays
part in building personal
acter.
For
in
are
oughly
thor-
mind.
set of
a
you
invigorating and
strengthening effect upon
of your
reserves
example,
the
habit
suppose
of
char-
that
drooping
a
you
while
sittingor standing. Now
straighten
spine,square your shoulders,take
your
a deep abdominal
breath, and notice the
direct
effect
mind.
Ton
this
feel
act
has
mentally
upon
your
fortified and
invigorated.
If you
inclined
are
maintainingan
unconscious
and
abdomen
the
tise
prac-
upright position of
the chest until it becomes
and
droop,
to
habit.
an
Give
established
your
lungs
greatestpossiblefree-
Dglizac^y
WOKI^POWER
dom
in
all times.
breathingat
yourselfseveral times
day
a
Bemind
to sit and
stand erect.
BXSRCISE
WILL
YOUR
STRENGTHEN
There
are
IT
where
oases
directlydue
of the
will itself. The
and
the
will
remedy
beginning,as
a
results
which
continue
his
here
I have
will
is
said,
low
surely folto the student
give encouragement
to
of
weakness
to lack of exercise
will is
to make
TO
A
efforts.
given daily to the
prescribedin this book will
minutes
few
exercises
show
prizing
sur-
results.
Will
and
self-confidence
related.
you
also
When
develop
develop
you
the
other
degree. Hence, to increase
is to increase
and in your
your
mately
inti-
are
in
one
some
your
power
will-
faith in yourself
abilityto perform
Dglizac^y
cer-
WORD-POWER
HAKE
RESOLUTIONS"
You
AND
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THEH
power
rapidlystrengthenyonr will-
can
by making definite resolutionB,
livingstrictlyup
and
them.
will-power to
some
so
resolutions,
encb
to
reasonably
good
reasons
in yonr
mind
for
Realize
the
advantages that
you
from
and
the
to
yon
with
assemble
can
carrying them
further
out.
will
such
fulfilling
crue
ac-
lutions,
reso-
valuable
increasingyour
of
them
them
all the
quires
re-
out
carry
at first make
Fortify
easy.
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power
vantage
adof
will.
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into
helpfulto put
writing, together
the
Try to
precisedifficultiesand dangers
to
to
in order
overcome
resolutions into
your
the
strictlycarrying
realize for yourself
out.
will have
your
with
for
special reasons
them
tions
resolu-
your
mind
the
to
you
put
practise. Recall
reasons
why
180
Dglizac^y
you
SELF-CONFIDENCE
WILL-POWER,
failed
previous occasions, and make
on
tion
possibleprovision agwnet repeti-
every
of snch
failure.
FOR
EXERCISES
A
INCREASING
exercise
good
is to say
resolve
for
period
aloud
from
Write
resolution
note-book,and
of what
record
State
the
fulfil your
you
have
exercise for
and
at the
of deliberate
resolve
read
some
of
brief
a
actuallydone.
what
have
yon
in
trying,to
one
aloud
week,
useful
power,
developing will-
an
the vain-
time
same
able habit
period
reading
in your
night make
of
day,
resolution.
Another
to
down
experience
your
to
each
substance
read, and
each
writer."
standard
some
this
week,
one
hereby
"I
minntes
ten
of
power
developing will-
yoarself:
to
to devote
a
for
POWER
WILL-
speaking, is
each
day,
extract
ideas,
and
to
for
a
ing
containendeavor
181
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
make
it last
minutes.
Take,
to
extract
fulfil one's
aload
for
the Bnbject of how
on
resolntions,and
approximately five
Every.
EXTRACT
"The
be Gonoentrated
its motiTes
into
at
the
time
can
STUDY
the
deeper
of
be withdrawn
action.
from
On
going to sleep
tired
one
"
the
can
the
definite
the mind
otiier
thoughts
its attention
^ifone
jnst
is not
nsnally best get
too
away
details of life. The
distracting
resolutions
with
A
first waking, or
before
"
and
they penetrate
ready for nse
compelled to give all
to tillsmatter.
can
wUl
it,to lie there
moment
mind
shonld be set apart when
and
from
in the de-
the resolation
npon
it
it will oconpy
minntes
FOR
to
read
completelythe
more
lowing
fol-
example, the
that
deliberately
so
of
nnmber
certfun
a
shonld
most
be
written
down,
importuit words
Dglizac^y
or
WnX-POWER,
phrases
SELF-CONFIDENCE
underlined
and
read
aloud
well
as
to
words
catch-
should
repeated from
thought
as
as
They
mottoes.
and
serve*
be
memory,
thus
silently,
over
adding visual and. auditory images
the
mental
them
upon
be
be
to
meditating
thoughts should
one's
allowed
mast
In
concepts.
wander
not
far,
too
constantlyreferred
numbered
to
but
nite,
to the defi-
resolutions.
The
of
use
symbols, of colors, etc., will readily
to
occur
with
matter
who
one
any
livelyinterest.
with
the resolutions
possibleemphasis
to carry
them
Bemember
Always
the greatest
ringingin
the
peat
re-
enthusiasm,so
and
away
that
into this
goes
as
the mind.
astonishingresults
of
hypnotism
and
mental
due
simply
the
complete possession
of the mind
"The
to
by
oftener
the
new
the
the resolution and
mind
healing
are
idea.
is fixt upon
its motives
the
138
Dglizac^y
more
WORD-POWER
deeply
it.
will
engraved
they become
Sometimes
determined
one
will carry
in
tration
concen-
dayj but if thia
the
qoick assault does not win the victory,
do it. By
a
long-continuedsiege can
continually at the
hammering
away
same
spot the requisiteimpression will
finally be
A
made.
momentary
of the resolutions
a
hundred
times
be
should
can
rallied
instantaneous
and
the
be
time
if
of
should
if
cution,
exe-
only by
aa
determination.
not
aged
get discour-
stop trying; for
effort,even
for
foreseen, forces
even
flash
all,one
Above
be made
may
day, in passing; and
a
immediately before
if it
hearsal
re-
every
showing no
newed
re-
reward
failing
produces its exact and uneffect. Keeping everlastingly
at
in success,
it is
as
as
in
"The
necessary
for
snccess
in morals
everything else.
more
vigorouslywe
assert
184
Dglizac^y
our
WILL-POWER,
to
power
keep
our
are
to
likelywe
lack
of
SELF-CONFIDENCE
in
otherwise
should
that
have
realized
confidence
the
in their
of
is not
inspiringnew
by preaching
converts
The
necessarilyfaith
supernatural help,but only in
fact of the
our
own
at it in the
must
not
possess
to
we
we
it,assert
resolutions
are
"One
and
it.
must
We
in any
the demonstrated
must
by
But
for
grasp
trolling
con-
morals
right way.
passively wait
us;
faith
of
possibility
minds
going
bilities
possi-
religions
necessity of faith.
need
we
the need
failures
the
The
ns.
shadow
of which
means
realize
in
are
that
oarselves
repeated
by
more
lai^ely
live in the
We
the enthusiasm
we
the
It is
so.
past, whose
the
dim
do
confidence
paralyzes ns.
of
resolutions
we
faith
to
it, cleave
repeat
our
always with conviction that
reallygoing
excellent way
to carry
them
out.
to
this
prin-
use
18S
Dglizac^y
WOED-POWEB
ciple of assertion
a
leaf,' declaring the
new
and
over
of
a
fresh
beginning,
in snch
thing
the
from
success
the
when
the
of iteration
he
return
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the
Discriminate
your
controL
means
used
proper
The
is to look
nothing helps
out
like
even
repulsed by
take
be
this
lest
forgotten,
unawares.*'
us
BBTWEEH
IMPULSE
WILL
impulsiveneas
between
When
are
powers
As
the
indicate
led by
are
you
not
under
the
implies,it
word
acting suddenly,
to
jnst the
needed.
was
not
will-power.
impulse
past, and
bayonet the principle
mnst
and
sense
beginning. But
AND
best
may
is
DISTIHOUISH
and
the
cases
enemy
charge with
The
-mth
first tests;
over,
order
old
begun.
new
impetus that
extra
for
the
definite break
a
vital
by 'taming
is
and
is often
quickness
without
forethought or judgment.
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
cial
Poise keeps yon
nse.
under
Poise
varied
and
liberate
de-
circumstances.
increased
gives you
calm
in your
power
public speaking and dailylife.
Cultivate
self-confidence
through
acquisition of right knowledge.
the
The
tation
remedy for timidity,
fear, and self-limiis to
power
over
know
have
they
no
except that which
you
to them.
give
that
Truth
you
is the antidote
to
fear.
mind
Daily furnish your
and
and
and
will
yon
imbibe
their
spirit
acquire their self-confidence.
the
"
Uttle
master
your
one
however
time"
two
and
stylist,
mental
Try
or
of
to do
in
ize
Util-
of
the
which
to
moments
spare
fragments
seize npon
a
strong
inspiringthoughts from great writ-
ers,
day
with
great ideas from
to
plant
them
in
field.
at least
one
thi^g each day,
trifling,
demanding
confidence
D.3l.za..y
SELF-CONFIDENCE
WILL-POWEK,
on
Keep
and
Make
part.
your
written
a
record
of
frequentlyexamine
with
Mingle
their
Study
vide
to
building of
have
degree
learn
and
something from
personal character.
speak
of
sense
that
you
in
actuated
the
self-reliance in
have
subject
in your
will
public,you
developed
character, thoroughly prepared
in
ners.
man-
meet.
your
you
a
progress.
self-confidentpeople.
to
you
open
When
your
acts,
Keep your mind
to lielpful
deavor
suggestions. Enmake
in the
daily progress
one
every
such
thoughts, habits
Try
it.
yourself do
in
your
self
your-
band, and
speaking by
the
are
motives
of unselfish service to others.
Extracts
for
SUGGESTIONS
Here
extracts
you
Study, with
FOR
lesson
YOUR
will find several
for
analysis
and
Talk
STUDY
interesting
practise.
189
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
They
all from
are
speakers, and
available
clear
a
therefore
modeU
First read
distinguishedpublic
for your
a
stand up
due
regard
and
use.
of
its meaning.
read
to
best
to get
silently,
passage
impression
Then
offer the
aloud,with
it
expression.
Speak
slowly and distinctly.
Always picturein
just what
others.
When
"earth,"
you
speak of "hills,"
"rock," "tree,"
"morn," and"
must
yourselffirst
your
hearers
see
what
passages
for
to
Study these
to
of
experience
his mood
their
thought and
speaker feels in each
passage
you
want
see.
high level
the
set,"
sun-
clearlyand vividly. You
them
yourselfin
describing to
are
"clouds,"
Try
tion
imagina-
own
you
"door," "mndoiv,"
see
your
what
instance.
and
formly
uniing.
feeltha
Fat
place. Mak"
reaL
140
Dglizac^y
WILL-POWER,
SELF-CONFIDENCE
daily drill
This
with
earnest
"will
develop
and
suggestions,
abilities in
your
A
manner.
kind
practiseof this
speaking, coupled
of these
study
sarprizing
of its
in
rapid
a
month
will convince
'g
you
utility.
Practise
casional
daily regularity. Oc-
with
spurts will
proficientspeaker.
practiseof
day which
ten
make
not
It is the
fifteen
or
will produce
a
you
systematic
minutes
and
sure
each
ing
last-
results.
EXTRACTS
FOR
OKATION
CONCOED
1.
By
Geoboe
WnjJAM
No
royal
governor,
for many
own
our
CuBrra
indeed, sits
hostile
statelycapitol,no
in yon
of
STUDY
a
year
has
coasts, nor
ever
likelyto
vexed
is any
tread
the waters
army
our
fleet
but
soil.
Dglizac^y
our
Not
WOKD-POWER
sneh
are
enemies
our
proudly stepping to the
not come,
with
But
aim.
spiritshall
of freedom;
shall
ancient
poison the
Bridge.
your
your
children
hiUs, out
of the
and
every
mom
rock
window,
chamber.
you
and
up
the enemy.
earth, down
in resistless
clouds,pour
from
as
love your
call
so,
you
Over
from
might.
Dglizac^y
the
Fire
and
from
his fiani
through
the
door
hearthstone
upon
till sunset, and
have
tree, from
and
from
Hang
and
Mud, and would
rise
not
blessed,spare
And
tional
na-
of Liberty,
Lexington Green
your
country and
shaU
corruption
Men
"
Concord
cation;
edu-
on
springs of
very
life, there, Minute
are
ance
ignor-
of caste
equal rights; or
at
ties
guaran-
fatal hands
the arrogance
the
party
bigotry and
or
lay their
or
shall
wherever
the
strmn
do
beat,
drum-
bayonets flashing in
morning
strike
to-day. They
a
land
WILL-POWER,
blazing
hordes
SELF-CONFIDENCE
mth
indignation, hnrl
the
of ignoranceand oorraptionand
injastice
hack, ^ba*^ in
"
ntter defeat and
min.
THE
SOUTH
By
APEICAN
WAE
Moble;
John
2. The
master-key of the prosperity
strength of the reahn is. peace.
and
Peace
low
means
advancement
being
and
what
it
"
If
in the comfort
the
of
people
I do
onr
and
of these
well-
ishmds,
not, will not, disregard
is the extension
aim
dominion, t^e
of
rent,
the good will of the world.
means
our
taxes, reduced
ancient
of
our
ritorial
ter-
transformation
realm, which
has
aided
civilization for generation after generation,
into
to
be
a
boastfnl
supported,
and
in,which
a
I
militaryEmpire,
Onstoms
will lose
us
by
suppose,
onr
Union
scription
con-
thrown
best markets
US
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
of the worst,
for the sake
financial
I qnote
which
min
I have
what
they
and
are,
your
a
and
be.
ourselves?"
debts,
your
ities
responsibil-
your
people
then, indeed, you
at
will have
dilapidatedheritage
a
children
to your
on
then,
Why,
your
among
littleEngland,
to hand
are
paxt of the globe, starve
social reforms
home;
ns.
"Things
coal, pileup
multiplyand magnify
in every
awaits
great divine
a
deceive
to
say,
their consequences
they will
seek
we
Exhaust
from
used before:
will be what
shall
undoubtedly
sentence
a
then, I
and
your
children's children.
ON
DEATH
THE
By
3. Here
Sabqbnt
we
two
to the
same
can
S. Pkentiss
not
wonderful
age
LAFAYETTE
OF
and
but pause
template
con-
belonging
men,
to
to
the
same
Dglizac^y
na-
WORD-POWER
Mecca
of
Freedom,
toward
pilgrims of Liberty
from
which
their
turn
the
eyes
poleon
quarter of the globe. Na-
every
the
was
red
and
fiery comet,
shooting wildly through Qie reahns
space
and
terror
among
scatteringpestilenceand
the nations.
the pure
was
whose
and
old warriors
gratefulbeams
Marengo
chief.
of
a
the
the
the mariner
shepherd tenda
and
scattered
Austerlitz
and
neath
planet,be-
died
Napoleon
"
Lafayette
brilliant
directs his bark and
his flocks.
of
"
relics
ihe
mourning
and
always
for
will be
feelingtoward
a
the tears
deep is
attest how
his loss.
the
Such,
difference
benefactor
of t^e hmnan
of
^bewailed their
Lafayette is dead, and
civilized world
few
a
and
race.
Dglizac^y
a
ia
of
queror
con-
WILL-POWER,
SELF-CONFIDENCE
KOBEET
LOBD
By
Man,
4.
virtn"
were
after
alone.
"Were
not
ripened by
it so,
"world
this
angels. Ko.
of
Like
growth of the earth,he is the fruit
of all seasons,
eand
the
accident
of
a
thon-
accidents,a living mystery
through
he
is
the
all the
and
in
vapors,
in
autumn,
well
as
in
summer,
the
the
or
varieties
and
the
is
tured
ma-
of heat
water, in
snow
of
melancholy
torpor of
winter,
rapture and
the
ing
mov-
unseen;
dishonor; he
cold; in mists
and
the
to
seen
in
sown
under
of
BOSBBBBBT
all,is
paradise
a
the
BUBNS
balmy
fragrance
of
afSuence
spring, its breath, its sonshine;
the
of
end
one
alone,
he
is
as
at
reaped, the produce not
climate, but
of
all,not of good
but
of
and
ripened, perhaps
sorrow,
perhaps
lowed
mel-
stricken
147
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
and
withered
shall
judge
we
rate, shall
gifts and
in
comforted
in
was
any
in
THE
and
strength
for
do
we
bring
made
weakuess?
his weakness, and
wherein
he
at
giant, great
a
his
Heaven
thank
not
how,
"
great in
in
gift of Bums,
can
then
great in temptations, great
glory
ns
one
judge
we
How
sonr.
any
strength and
Let
we
and
he
the
not
ourselves
inestimable
need
to
member
rewe
regret that
to
clay as
same
DEATH
when
imperfect,
was
of the
be
selves.
our-
QUEEN
OF
VICTOEIA
By
fi.
Abthtje
Perhaps
of continuous
as
was
Qneen
J. Bauottb
less known
labor
threw
the interval
which
upon
between
was
the life
her
position
her.
Short
as
the last trem-
148
Dglizac^y
WILL-POWER,
SELF-CONFIDEKCE
bling signature afSst
the
and
it
bfunper the
final and
wheels
I
when
of
the
saw
documents
the attention
of the
the
at
which
for
without
break
her
there
was
difference
within
a
few
through
hoars
"
share
domestic
mestic
of toil. Do-
sickness,made
the
our
"
of her
Empire.
labors; and
from
days
in
holiday, to her
no
in her
on
carry
of this great
became
few
moments
her
pause
continued
she
a
patience
to
intermission
no
which
her
was
veled
mar-
of despondency,
moments
or
government
were
Sovereign, I
enabled
sorrow,
no
awaited
sixty-three years,
had
there
which
unostentatious
weariness, in
For
administration;
through suffering,in
sorrow,
the
perfect rest,
accumnlating mass
of untouched
of
ment
public docu-
a
yet long enough to clog and
was
and
to
they
hour
at
Sovereign
I had
death.
almost
to
said
It is easy
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
to chronicle the
of
coarse
growth of empire^the
of
discovery, the progress
trade,
the
events
that make
trimnphs
existing. Bnt
dare
to
weigh
which
over
on
snch
of
all the
war,
historyintereBtinsor
who
is there
in the
an
that
halance
the
will
fect
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example, continued
sixty-threeyears,
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has
produced
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HOW
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better
you
control
of your
expression. This
of
powers
style of
speaking
always carries great weight
with
an
andience.
CONVERTING
INTO
The
WORDS
daily exercise
stand
they
of
thoughts
yonr
that
THOUGHTS
YOUR
out
mentally
into
words,
clearly ia
mind, will be of especialvalue
in
extempore
yon
better
a
verting
conso
yonr
to yon
speaking. It will give
of all your
grasp
thought
forces.
Choose
subject in which
yon
are
deeply interested,preferably one
on
which
and
so
intend
you
as
"say
the
a
yon
over
to
summon
speak
in
thoughts
your
the words"
mentally. Put
form,
thoughts into communicable
that
if it
were
necessary
instantly speak such
This
practise of
public,
you
thoughts
verbal
could
aloud.
thinking
"
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HOW
having
for
TO
THINK
in yonr
IN
mind
snocessive
ideas,and
It
yon
will
buildingyonr
tends
to
mind
"say it
with
this exercise,
entire
will learn to
you
able at will to
and
be
you
in review.
in your
of
mind
to
silentlyduring leisure
Thus
habit
out
map
speech, wid
subjectwith "your
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pose
pur-
thinking.
an
over"
moments.
your
clarifyyour
acquirethe abilityto
in your
tal
men-
give definitenees and
to
proceed
you
portant
im-
an
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to all your
As
equivalent words
thonglits ^has
influence in
power.
WORDS
mind's
eye,"
bring it before
"saying things
has
the
see
further
over"
tage
advan-
systematizingyour knowledge.
this way
can
classify your
you
of
In
ideas
upon
various
they will be
for
use
when
more
subjects,so
that
readily available
occasion
demands.
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YOUR
SYSTZHATIZING
Ton
doabtless
are
ideas
good
many
IDEAS
of
aware
which
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are
and therefore
disorganized,
and
mnch
practical value
remedy for this is
"mental
to
The
series of
a
assign
pigeon-holes," and
separate places the accomulated
relatingto
For
of
eeich
* '
ideas
particularsubject.
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to
opinion, or
aloud
' '
each
thought,
argument,
both
for
at
may
but
silently,
thoroughly.
or
do it
When
yon
have
may
first do
in
either
and
this
case
gathered together
all the available material
you
patiently
Then
enumerate
against it. You
elect to
on
keep
ject,
this sub-
one
"mental
section
pigeon-holes" as a
of depository for such material,
your
kind
to
portant
example, ask yourselfwhat imideas yon have on the subject
proceed
of
of
not
yoo.
plan
to
having
166
Dglizac^y
HOW
TO
to which
you
just
you
data
as
would
which
In
the
envelopes
deposited
In
a
will find it advantageous
you
keep
for
of
of
set
a
convenient
the
lai^e
cation
classifiother
notes, clippings,and
material
upon
have
special
a
as
written
general plan of systematizing
to
serve
need,
desk.
your
knowledge,
your
of
for
turn
had
you
pigeon-hole of
at time
tttm
can
WORDS
IN
THINK
subjects in which
useful
a
you
This
interest.
will
the
auxiliaryto
tal
men-
plan previously suggested.
in
Bear
of
mind
your
it veritable.
knowledge
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store
of ideas and
away
in the
vagueness
It
is
or
as
may
of
to
you
ability
avail-
which
have
makes
your
great
a
information
recesses
of little value
it is the
that
hidden
mind,
because
but
of its
iMaccessibility.
important
have
to
knowledge systematized
as
it
your
is
167
Dglizac^y
to
WORD-POWER
possess
the
defined
method
in
facts and
of
A
knowledge itself.
inestimable
well-
acquiring and
information
value
to
cording
re-
will be
in
you
your
every-day activities.
Observe
public speaker
of
the
highly distinguished
any
and
of
discussion
public question,such
door
a
and
takes
from
out
OUTLIHIHG
will find it
you
on
give
a
the
subject than
paper,
increased
It demands
great
a
speaker simply
a
it what
mentally outline
of
In
of facts
he
wants
A
SPEECH
for
purpose.
MENTALLY
to
of
to his storehouse
his immediate
Altho
dence
evi-
see
systematized knowledge.
midEft
opens
will
you
plan
and
to write
this very
value
difficult
more
to
them
will
difficulty
the
exercise.
greater concentration
thoroughness, and
tails
de-
therefore
and
gives you
Dglizac^y
HOW
TO
better
a
when
THINK
oommand
of
snbjeot
your
anbseqaently"
yon
WORDS
IN
think
your
on
feet"
Tou
loith
can,
tise,so
little
a
mentally "saying over"
it
deliver
be
for
easy
as
from
you
printed
a
that
yon
have
yon
will be
it aloud
the
degree
practised this exercise,
able
to
images
aid mental
In
page.
it ivill
read
to
as
to
comes
audience
an
of
proposed
a
time
the
before
habit
the
highly develop
speech, that when
daily prac
to
summon
yonr
of the material
yon
want.
This
you
does
will be
phraseology
outlined.
As
not
however,
mean,
limited to the words
which
a
you
matter
have
of
definiteness
powers
will also
dom
expression.
of
to
your
and
mentally
fact, this
exercise,while giving increased
and
that
ness
clear-
thinking
give you greater fr^-;
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WORI"-POWER
THE
As
POWER
OF
thonght ia the
speaking,
to realize
yon
basis
it will
fully what
it is in the world
that
you
under
power
THOUGHT
as
of
all effective
of
be
for
well
vital force
a
portant
It is im-
men.
this
bring
complete
great
control
as
possible.
Thought is the primary
It
great achievements.
all the
the
of all
cause
has
painted
all
great pictures,conceived
great books, produced aU the great
business
inventions,discoveries,and
enterprises.
is
Thought
factor between
the
great determining
classes
of
men.
It is
principallythought which causes
to be highly successful and
man
to
be
a
dismal
principallythought
laiin
Hve
to be
aU
his
prosperous
failure.
which
and
one
other
an-
It
causes
another
is
one
to
days in abject poverty. It
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
The
highly Baoeessful
distdngaiBhed.He
silent but
a
carries with
Mm
tion
convincing recommenda-
of his innate
worth.
His
outward
speaks eloquently of him.
appearance
He
is readily
man
is erect, dignified,dear-cut.
voice
conveys
others
impression of self-
an
He
reliance.
inspires
hecause
His
he
developed
has
in
confidence
fidence
con-
in himself.
This
type of
has
man
given
thonglit to snch
matters
attire,Qie
use
right
choice
of
of
as
and
the
of
friends
and
associates.
observe
faults in himself.
He
criminating
dis-
words, courtesy
manner,
quick to
personal
voice, a
of
been
careful
selection
proper
and
He
correct
has
has
any
gladly
ceived
re-
ble
applied sensiintelligently
suggestions for his improvement.
and
His
a
man
life is
of
progressive because
progressiveideas.
Dglizac^y
he is
HOW
TO
Analyze
and
THINK
iiie mind
mil
you
IN
of
find
that
thinker.
chooses
Wfints
the Mnd
to
rule
WORDS
sncli
he
He
of
is
man,
criminating
dis-
a
deliberately
thoughts
his life.
a
which
His
he
llioughts
and
affirmative,
mainly optimistic,
are
oonstructive.
As
for
you
thinker
a
and
weaker
yourself to whidi
will belong, ^the
class
and
type
"
of
CONSTRUCTIVE
governed
be
or
choice
your
subjects for thought, study, and
delivery will
men
destructive
"
constructive
elect
you
of
lic
pub-
ingly.
accord-
DKSTRUCTIVB
AND
THINKING
Let
me
describe
the
thinking in tiieir extreme
Destructive
tears
very
thought,
and
down
subtle in its
eventually enslave
as
kinds
two
forms:
the
plies,
im-
name
destroys.
workings, and
a
of
man,
as
It is
may
in the
168
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWEB
of the criminal
case
Destractive
all the
and
Bodal
erate.
degen-
thought produces
suspicion,dishonesty, hatred,
falsehood
chief
and
of
cause
sin, discord,
failure,social nnrest,
Constmctive
with
the
as
and
up
worry,
warfare.
and
thought,
implies, bnilds
carries
It is the
in the world.
name
achieves.
it the power
It
to encourage,
elevate,and inspire.It builds churches
and
cathedrals.
It
promotes
truth,
integrity.It produces
great speakers, statesmen, preachers,
confidence,and
and
prophets. It gives
ers.
great lead-
us
in the
greatest power
stamped with immortality.
It is the
and
worldf
THB
In
MATERIALS
order
for
must
guard
valuable
to
OF
choose
constructive
your
mind
THOUGHT
the
terial
ma-
proper
thinking
as
your
possession. Many
you
most
influences
164
Dglizac^y
HOW
work
TO
THINK
IN
WORDS
constantly to divert
from
tlie best
thought
intend
you
fore
There-
channels.
Hnd
the
definitely
determine
let rule
to
Tou
mind
choosing the
not
food
you
undesirable.
or
you
must
you
if you
knew
a
him
lacking in good
not
into
so
food
say,
careful
their
can
be
is
thrown
a
Hence,
deliberately
would
think
sense.
however,
If
undesit^ble
there
you
about
minds.
wholesome
a
who
man
poisonous
to
mouth
your
food.
pure
ate
Strange
would
teUs
intelligence
to have
eat
of
Tou
inferior,unclean,
Tour
that in order
body
into
or
what
they
men
are
they put
eat
thing
some-
poisonous, happily
provision whereby
ofE
in
judgment
eat.
you
anything
knew was
put
which
and
care
your
else.
against aught
exercise
of
the door
daily life,and resolutelyshut
of your
tion
atten-
your
through
the
it
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count-
Dglizac^y
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lesB pores
Bnt
ways.
a
body, and
not
with
so
and
it may
he
a
in other
the mind.
liioiigMdown
WTOi^
mind
of the
deeply
Put
into the
tremendona
task
to eradicate it.
THB
SOURCES
The
OF
of
sources
KNOWLEDGE
thought
yonr
principallythrough
observation,
it
a
rule
only
at those
you
wholesome
will
that
develop
material
lives
are
meditate
you
know
helpful thoughts.
within
In
upon
those
elevate your
the
you
which
made.
will
conversation
your
of
out
tunes
tal
men-
successful
of
solitude,
subjects whicdi
brighten,strengthen,and
life.
greatest influence in shaping
thought is that of reading. This
IThe
your
look
produce in
things which
subjects for
Choose
life to
of your
and
versation,
con-
meditation.
reading, and
Make
are
166
Dglizac^y
HOW
ia due
TO
to the
the
at sunriae
time, and
to
to filch your
The
energy.
chosen
thought,
inatant yon
hands
strictlyto
from
you
plans.
strong-willedto
definite
a
riae
extended
are
books, atudiee,and
must, indeed, be
adhere
and
Every
constantlyto tempt
you
You
tooka
great conepiracy
a
bed, a hundred
your
WORDS
newspaper.
being hatched
from
IN
of
multiplicity
ubiquitoua
morning
ia
THINK
of
course
conduct.
The
to do
ard
important thing,then, for
is firat to have
of
will conduct
a
Say
to my
plane, I
yours."
This
with
not
mean
that
will you
to all men,
that
daily thought
your
high plane, and
cumstancea
definite atand-
a
Determine
thought.
"If
under
deacend
you
not
can
can
upon
no
not
car-
it.
aacend
down
come
an
to
compatible
in-
not
simplicity. It
nor
you
from
suggestion is
arrogance
you
does
air
167
Dglizac^y
of
WORD-POWER
Bnperiority.It
having
means
ard
stand-
a
personal dignity,by whidi
of
you
everything that solicits
measure
your
attention.
Your
mind
which
is not
deposit
you
of facta where
you
wanted.
mind
you
Your
seeds,so
that
to
another
a
when
find them
can
is
number
certain
a
in which
field,
constantly sowing thought-
are
seems
storehouse,in
a
in many
disappear but
form
The
quality of
the
cases
springB
twofold
or
seed
up
in
fold.
hundred-
a
importance of the kind and
seed
take root in your
which
yon
mental
field can
permit
to
not be
overestimated.
TO
HOW
CULTIVATE
It is advisable
which
iug
read
your
mind.
only
MIND
to write out
the
plan
to follow in cultivat-
intend
you
YOUR
Yon
books
may
of
say,
the
"I
shall
recognized
Dglizac^y
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to
the
imagination,that
of
none
whom
had
at Mb
a
glory
Sden
of trees
of
to
visit
visited
the
home, pictured the
very
two
students,
the
the
flowers. One
stndents
the
den
gar-
spacions, and
"
and
fessor
pro-
made
professor
glimpse, if possible, of
a
day
pretext
a
and
get
the
a
garden.
received and taken into the
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garden, which, to their snrprize,they
fonnd
in
the
was
bri(i
by high
they said
illnsion,
"surely
you
are
such
"Oh,
strip shut
narrowest
walls.
"But,
in their
pained dis-
this is not the
fessor,"
pro-
garden
always talkingabout, in which
fine
thonghts
yes, it
to
come
is," he said with
yont"
a
smile.
imagined
plied
"But," requite a lai^e garden!"
the professor,pointing to the
"Bat
clear
how
it is
BO
smallt
We
with
sky studded
had
stars, "see
high it is I"
170
U3l.:a..y
TO
HOW
Extract
for
A
The
from
THINK
IN
Study, with Lesson
STUDY
IN
following
"The
extract
Constitution,"by
speech
will
demands
impair
thought is always
a
You
slow
of
utterance,
Profound
ately,
deliber-
naturallyrequires
style of delivery.
profitablystudy this
caa
for
thought
conceived
therefore
deliberate
10, 1788.
meaning.
its
in tJie
style of deliYery
other
any
and
that
observe
this character
wonld
itself admirably
delivered
was
Virginia Convention, June
that
atudy,
practise in deliberate speaking.
The
and
for
Hamilton, lends
to
Ton
Talk
REASONING
Federal
Alexander
WORDS
its
close
age
pass-
The
reasoning.
speaker's unquestioned siacerity and
serionsness
thought
and
Carefully
are
manifested
in
both
expression.
note
the
clear
and
com-
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
of
English.
pact
use
each
phrase and
well-cnt
block.
Observe
fits like
sentence
The
how
right word
a
cranes
readily at the speaker's command.
"While
speaking
drills in
for
through
powers
expression,yon
valuable
upon
cultivating your
are
yon
and
useful
All
mind.
your
practise have
been
these
also having
are
ideas
imprest
the
speeches
lected
carefully se-
for their intrinsic worth
for their vocal
as
Do
to the
these
from
I
you
other
books
many
your
tise
prac-
too
to
that the way
will
ent
conveni-
selections.
to make
not
learn
whenever
There
of miscellaneous
which
can
well
speedies assigned here, but
supplement
with
as
use.
necessarilylimit
not
daily
often
a
are
speeches
suitable choice.
remind
you
that
speak by speaking, and
talk in daily conversation
you
largely determine
the
172
U3l.:a..y
way
TO
HOW
will
you
THINK
pnblio. It is
in
speak
WORDS
IN
a
den
gol-
mie, therefore,to try always
speak
at your
best
FOR
EXTRACT
FEDERAL
THE
In
the
natural
should
CONSTITUTION
received
usurpations of
more
STUDY
of
conunencement
which
be
than
by
To
to nourish
and
private institutions.
great object of all
liberty became
us,
and
other
from
we
view
this
our
The
predominant
forming
our
seemed
appear
to
to
despotism. The
croachments
en-
spirit
public
zeal for
and
cessive.
ex-
Confederation
alone
than
was
extreme
an
resist Ubese
the
the
publicmind
that the
was
passion
tion
revolu-
its birth from
influenced
and
this
a
tyranny, nothing
spiritof jealousy.
In
to
to
have
secure
actuate
had
no
ourselves
object certainly
Dglizac^y
WORD-POWER
was
valuable
a
utmost
and
oue,
attention.
another
deserved
But, sir, there
enthusiasm
our
little capable of
rendered
regarding; I
principleof strength and
and
vigor in its operations. This
demonstrable
be
in
of
few
are
there
republic some
every
this
positions
that
than
but
select
some
peculiarlyupon
There
pose
pur-
accomplished
establishment
body formed
government,
our
be
never
a
stabUilyin
organization of
can
us
mean
the
the
is
object equally important and
which
by
our
ciple.
prinmore
should
permanent
body to correct the prejudices, check
the intemperate passions,and regulate
the fluctuations of a popular assembly.
It is evident that
these
purposes
to
exclude
its
own
that
as
a
body institnted
must
much
character
formed
be
so
as
possible from
those
mutabilitywhich
for
infirmities
it is
as
and
designed
J7*
Dglizac^y
to
HOW
TO
THINK
It
remedy.
its
he
of its powers
should be
of
so
local
formed
exercise
much
as
prejudices. It
as
to be
the
to
ter
cen-
pursue
irregularpropensity to
every
system.
Without
make
may
this
establishment
experiments
shall
end, but
have
steady line of conduct, and
a
to reduce
we
the
politicalknowledge,
always
able
consider-
a
will divest it
as
possible of
as
it should
it should
that
independence in
an
necessary
small,that
antborityduring
period, and
such
WORDS
is, therefore,
that it ehoold
hold
IN
never
have
without
efficient
an
government.
It
the
is
unquestionable truth
an
body
of the
desire
but
it is
they do
and
people
in every
that
try
coun-
sincerely its prosperity;
equally unquestionable 'tiiat
not
possess
stability
necessary
government,
To
deny
the discernment
for
that
systematio
they
375
Dglizac^y
are
WORD-POWER
freqnentlyled
into tiie grossest
by
nuBlnformatiou
be
a
and
flatterywhidi
administration
their
are
but
they
hear
who
any
to
will
in
np
be
not
can
From
me.
which
one,
shall be
and
by
the
in
distinct bodies
people
and
explained.
these
formed
your
a
our
to
ples
princi-
ought
to
be
government;
stituted
con-
peculiarly represent
for
the
Such
all the
popular
tbe
upon
purposes
before
considerations
tbe
as
who
Convention
Constitution
State
Senate
truths
immediately
possess
induced
be
ever
unknown
these
features; another, formed
principleand
eign
for-
blies,
poblic assem-
it f ollovra.
tbat there
two
volves
in-
with
These
grasp.
often held
not
of
branch
especially which
States,a community
incompetent
good
own
politicalrelations
our
would
passion
despise. That
mnat
Bense
errors
upon
the ancient
176
Dglizac^y
to
stitute
in-
plan.
WORD-POWEK
prevailing passion
some
the
form
of
gennine interest.
a
influence
of
the
permanent
most
assnme
maj
these
is
The
powerful
as
conviction
as
of the
againstthis influence
ests
we
ought to provide. The local interof a State onght in every
case
to the interests of the
to give way
Union; for when a sacrifice of one or
pnblio good,
the
other
is neoessary,
only
comes
"uple that
oppose
from
assemble
in the
the
interests
great
your
When
one.
his
the
yon
county, government
impracticable. There
be
perpetual accommodation
local
never
apparent
be
sacrifice of
prin-
ber
mem-
every
would
a
he-
counties
several
guided only by
of
the
good ought
Legislature,were
to he
former
yield on
small
the
the
terest,
apparent, partialin-
an
should
and
to
and
advantages
Sral expediency; but
the
must
and
to
gen-
spirit of
178
Dglizac^y
a
HOW
mere
be
TO
THINK
IN
WORDS
popular aasembly -would rarely
actuated
ciple.
by this importfint prinIt ia,therefore,absolatelyneeesthat
sary
formed
the
Senate
unbiased
to be
aa
should
be
by false
ceptions of the real interests
attachment
their several
indulge
too many
apprehensions of
State
into
governments;
that the moment
suppose
national
a
corrupt and
their
will
Senators
their
The
necessary
the
for
seem
you
put
their
be
ever
of
the
their
all
fellow-oiti,that
i^
constituents
of
imd
As
f
essentially
are
form
general system.
become
to sacrifice the
governments
to
men
insensible
so
as
-to
to
lose
imagine
we
Interest
State
they
council, they
advantage
own
genuine
can
sonable
unrea-
danger
tyrannical and
affection
But
zens.
undue
States.
Gentlemen
the
or
con*
apparent good of
the
to
io-
so
spirit of
long, there-
179
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WORD-POWER
fore,as
Congress
has
a
fnll convictioii
of this
necessity,they mnst even
upon
as
principles purely national, have
firm
the
attachment
an
other.
leave
States
the
conviction
them, nnless they
While
to be
This
to
read
must
considered
and
by
as
its
as
can
never
men.
mad-
become
the Constitution
continues
principleknown
every
to
one
rational
man
the
be
essential, component
parts of the Union; and, therefore,the
idea
of
latter is
sacrifidng the
former
wholly inadmissible.
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to
the
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