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As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish. - Demosthenes

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Greek orator, 384BC - 322BC

Author Keywords: Orator, Greek

Other Authors

Benita Valente, Isocrates, Jean Baptiste Massillon, Plato, Heraclitus

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