Making a Point

"If you have an important point to make, 

don’t try to be subtle or clever. 

Use the pile driver. 

Hit the point once. 

Then come back and hit it again. 

Then hit it a third time; 

a tremendous whack."

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Winston Churchill, 

cited in The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill, 

edited by Max Morris, pg. 14

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Proverbs 16:16-19

"How much better it is 

to get wisdom than gold!

And to get understanding 

is to be chosen above silver.

The highway of the upright 

is to depart from evil;

He who watches his way 

preserves his life.

Pride goes before destruction,

And a haughty spirit 

before stumbling.

It is better to be humble in spirit 

with the lowly

Than to divide the spoil 

with the proud."

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