On the blush of modesty
11:2
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
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The steadiest speaker, when before the public, often breaks into a perspiration, as if he had wearied or over-heated himself; some tremble in the knees when they rise to speak; I know of some whose teeth chatter, whose tongues falter, whose lips quiver.
Training and experience can never shake off this habit; nature exerts her own power and through such a weakness makes her presence known even to the strongest.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the blush of modesty
Location: Chapter 11, Section 2
Content:
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The steadiest speaker, when before the public, often breaks into a perspiration, as if he had wearied or over-heated himself; some tremble in the knees when they rise to speak; I know of some whose teeth chatter, whose tongues falter, whose lips quiver.
Training and experience can never shake off this habit; nature exerts her own power and through such a weakness makes her presence known even to the strongest.