Famous quotes containing the words external and/or speech:
“When a person hasn’t in him that which is higher and stronger than all external influences, it is enough for him to catch a good cold in order to lose his equilibrium and begin to see an owl in every bird, to hear a dog’s bark in every sound.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“My speech is too fast; my oration confused; love knows no order.”
—Jerome (c. 340–420)