“A critic recently described me, with deadly acuteness, as having 'a kindly dislike of my fellow-creatures.' Perhaps dread would have been nearer the mark than dislike; for man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid.” MenHas BeensAnimalCreaturesMarkFellowsCriticsDislikeDread Author:George Bernard Shaw
“Persuasion is effected through the medium of the hearers, when they shall have been brought to a state of excitement under the influence of speech; for we do not, when influenced by pain or joy, or partiality or dislike, award our decisions in the same way; about which means of persuasion alone, I declare that the system-mongers of the present day busy themselves.” WayMeanHas BeensStatesPainJoyDecisionInfluenceSpeechBusyMediumsExcitementAwardsDislikePersuasionPresent DayPartiality Book:Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek Source: Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek