How to speak?

Your speech, like your life, should be measured & composed. 

Eloquence flows gently as honey flows, thus soothing my irritations, quieting my terrors, shaking off my illusions, checking my indulgences, thus rebuking my greed. 

Dispatch your eloquence with ease, rather than haste, & I bid you to slow your discourse. 

On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse