An orator without judgment is a horse without a bridle.
Interpretation
An effective speaker must possess good judgment to guide their words properly.
Theophrastus's quote suggests that oratory skills alone are insufficient without the ability to discern and judge appropriately. Just as a horse cannot be controlled without a bridle, an orator's message can become chaotic and misdirected without the guiding influence of sound judgment and reason.
In practice
In a speech about leadership, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of critical thinking.
If we begin to get in touch with whatever we feel with some kind of kindness, our protective shells will melt, and we'll find that more areas of our lives are workable. AS we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others-what and whom we can work with, and how-becomes wider.
Needing leads to bleeding - to almost all inevitable suffering.
Always fall in with what you're asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatever's going. Not against: with.
When I was a young boy, during the aftermath of World War II, Germany was broken and in ruins. Many people were hungry, sick, and dying. I remember well the humanitarian shipments of food and clothing that came from the Church in Salt Lake City.
Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
Today I'm out wandering, turning my skull into a cup for others to drink wine from. In this town somewhere there sits a calm, intelligent man, who doesn't know what he's about to do!
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