Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

the matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice ...

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Trees and fields tell me nothing; men are my teachers

The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.