Aristotle once wrote " It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when....

Question

addressing popular audiences". Does anyone know a quote similar to this one that revolves around the idea that it is the "spoken word" that is the most powerful form of communication?

Answer 1

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler.

~ Albert Einstein (physicist)

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

~ Walt Whitman (writer)

When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected.

~ Luc De Clapiers (writer)

Answer 2

I don't agree with that quote. I think it's just the opposite, educated people make things simpler, that's the purpose of education and science.

I know a quote by Cicero. He was a famous orator in the Roman empire:

"When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind."

(Cicero)

You can read more Cicero quotes about oratory here:

http://www.qfrases.com/english/cicero.ph...

Answer 3

i guess something from the Bible: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (supposing that the poor is spirit correspond to Aristotle's uneducated}

“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”