Rick Renner - Precious Truths from the Greek Language. Quotes and aphorisms about goodness Quick to hear slow to words

10.09.2022

The collection includes phrases and quotes about good and evil:

To get their way, bad people only need good people to watch from the sidelines and do nothing. John Stuart Mill
From what we get good, from the same we can get evil, and also a means to avoid evil. So, for example, deep water is useful in many ways, but on the other hand, it is harmful, since there is a danger of drowning in it. At the same time, a means was found to avoid this danger - learning to swim. Democritus
Than kind, but stupid, better evil, but smart. Lak proverb
Without kindness, true joy is impossible. Thomas Carlyle

A man deprived of the freedom of evil would be an automaton of good. Nikolai Berdyaev
Benefits are pleasant only when you know that you can repay them; when they are exorbitant, instead of gratitude, you repay them with hatred. Tacitus Publius Cornelius
Man is by nature evil. Immanuel Kant
A fragrant paradise is open for those who are famous for their good deeds. Persian proverb
A good person is one who is able to repay another with kindness. Plato
Be kind to everyone, but remember that not everyone is kind to you. Veselin Georgiev
Do not tell a wise man - he will find out, do not ask kindly - he will give. Bashkir proverb
It is very difficult to be kind in adversity, and whoever is capable of such a thing will certainly achieve happiness. Georgy Alexandrov
He who takes care of others is always full of self-confidence, like a man who seeks justice; begging or seeking something for himself, he is embarrassed and ashamed, like a man who begs for favors. J. La Bruyère
Only those few who do it believe in goodness. Maria Ebner-Eschenbach
He who does good to another does the most good to himself - not in the sense that he will be rewarded for this, but in the sense that the consciousness of the good done already gives great joy. Seneca Lucius Annaeus (the Younger)
In whom there is no good, there is little truth in that. Russian proverb
For those who have not comprehended the science of good, any other science brings only harm. M. Montaigne
Good deeds are based on good order. Edmund Burke
To those who do evil, do it pleasantly so that they themselves would be even more unpleasant from what they have done. Leonid S. Sukhorukov
In yourself, within you is the source of goodness. It won't stop murmuring as you dig into it. Marcus Aurelius
The degree of generosity does not depend on how much we give to others, but how much we expect from them in return. Leonid S. Sukhorukov
A great sign of kindness is the ability to forget the memories of others. A. Morua
Strive to do good to everyone, and not to yourself alone. Gregory of Nazianzus
The greatest good you can do for another is not only to share your riches with him, but to open his own riches to him. Benjamin Disraeli
The weak is unwillingly kind. Abkhaz proverb
Fun is the sky under which everything blooms except malice. J.P. Richter
The paths of evil are more varied than the paths of good. Thomas Aquinas
In the inner world of man, kindness is the sun. Victor Marie Hugo
Everything can be resisted, but not against kindness. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Perhaps our world was created so that evil could exist. Jules Renard
For the most part, doing evil to people is not as dangerous as doing them too much good. François de La Rochefoucauld
Susceptibility - the ability to feel in someone else's own. Alexander Kruglov
The principle of non-violence has been defeated. An even more crushing defeat was perhaps the principle of violence. Baez Joan, American singer
All bad deeds are born of good intentions. Sallust
A persistent and fruitful evil must be countered by slow and persistent work: not to destroy it. but so that it does not overcome us. Seneca
Everyone praises their kindness, but no one dares to praise his intelligence. François de La Rochefoucauld
Try to be even a little kinder, and you will find that you will not be able to commit a bad deed. Confucius
Always look for a way to do good. Albert Schweitzer
Genuine kindness grows from the heart of a person. All people are born good. Confucius
They say that love is blind, but kindness must be conscious. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rarely does good go unpunished. Veselin Georgiev
Even when a person in power wants to do good to one person, he inevitably does harm to another. Mark Twain
Obviously, everyone wants the best for you, but they are guided by the residual principle. Alexander Mikheev
Do good on the sly and be ashamed to flaunt it. Alexander Pope
Nothing goes out of good hands. Russian proverb
Doing good is also a science: sheep-sheep, wolf-wolves, man-human. Ishkhan Gevorgyan
The most dangerous of all is a man who is unable to harm a fly: he will not dare to offend a scorpion. Grigory Landau
By doing good to a good person, we make him even better, but the evil one becomes even angrier from the good deeds rendered to him. Michelangelo
Usually good is done without much effort. Georgy Alexandrov
Kindness is like a superlative degree of good, it is like a very useful good. Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky
Nothing releases the potential for good with such force as self-sacrifice for the sake of good. George Santayana
Kindness is the superlative degree of goodness. Nikolay Chernyshevsky
There is no righteous person on earth who does good and does not sin. King Solomon - Proverbs
Good in the fight against evil gets dirty. A. Underwater
Often vice itself pushes us to good deeds. M. Montaigne
He who speaks well, do nothing hostile to his word. Menander
Some believe that they have a good heart, although in reality they have only weak nerves. Maria von Ebner-Eschenbach
Good for a person is the active use of the abilities of his soul in accordance with high dignity or virtue. Aristotle
With gentle words and kindness, you can lead an elephant by a thread. M. Saadi
Good and evil are distinguished from each other by a different hierarchy of passions and dominance of goals. F. Nietzsche
Do not miss an opportunity to do good - if it does not threaten you with great harm. Mark Twain
Good can be given in small parts, but it will not decrease from this. Zeno of China
I believe not so much in faith as in kindness, which is easy to do without faith and can even be a product of doubt. T. Mann
Kindness, like a boomerang, sometimes returns if no one is struck. Valery Afonchenko
One who is born of an evil father cannot be good. Euripides
The good done to your neighbor will only be properly appreciated if you are asked about it. NN 4 Humor
Not all successful people are good, but the good ones are so successful. Mikhail Mamchich
Goodness is a defensive reaction of humor to the tragic senselessness of fate. Somerset Maugham
Our virtues are most often disguised vices. François de La Rochefoucauld
A virtuous person does good regardless of retribution. Veselin Georgiev
Real kindness without reciprocity is not offended, but sad. Ishkhan Gevorgyan
A good name is like an inheritance from a father. Publilius Sir
We are not pacifists - we are soldiers of non-violence. Baez Joan, American singer
Being kind to people can change lives. All that is needed is to put this attitude into words. Margaret Cousins
We are as kind as we can and are obliged to beat them. Ishkhan Gevorgyan
A kind word lowers the saber. Lak proverb
Moral of genetics: evil is dominant, good is recessive. Jean Rostand
It is easier for a kind person to be happy: he can warm himself by someone else's light. Valentin Borisov
Many have to be respected not because they do good, but because they do not bring evil. Claude Adrian Helvetius
Kindness is a defensive reaction of humor to the tragic senselessness of fate. S. Maugham
Small services rendered in time are the greatest blessings to those who receive them. Democritus
Kindness comes from milk. Ishkhan Gevorgyan
People by nature are such that they are no less attached to those to whom they have done good themselves than to those who have done good to them. Niccolo Machiavelli
Kindness is the noblest weapon. Thomas Fuller
The best thing about good deeds is the desire to hide them. B. Pascal
Kindness is so simple: always live for the sake of others and never seek only personal gain. Dag Hammarskjöld
Unattractive in face, but kind in heart. Vietnamese proverb
Kindness is a language that the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear. P. bovy
Whoever strives for good must be ready to endure evil. John of Damascus
Kindness in the soul is the best advocate. Valentina Bednova
He who has done a good deed, let him be silent - let the one for whom it was done speak. Seneca Lucius Annaeus (the Younger)
Kindness will always prevail over beauty. Heinrich Heine
Who is good only in words, he is doubly unworthy. Publilius Sir
Kindness is for the soul what health is for the body: it is invisible when you own it, and it gives success in every business. Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
When, doing good, you do not think about yourself or others, a handful of grains will bestow mercy for a thousand poods of bread. When, helping others, you boast of your generosity and demand gratitude from people, then a hundred gold pieces will not benefit you even half a copper. Hong Zicheng
Kindness is better than beauty. Heinrich Heine
When you have decent goodness, it is not difficult to be respectable. Yefim Shpigel
Kindness breeds kindness. Mark Thulius Cicero
When you do good, you yourself experience a certain joyful satisfaction and legitimate pride that accompanies a clear conscience. M. Montaigne
Kindness of the heart is better than generosity. Mongolian proverb
When you do good to someone, notice that while doing a good deed you will receive the same pleasure that that person will receive. Unsur al-Maali
Kindness can often cause harm, so when you want to do good, think carefully. Hong Zicheng
How unreasonable a person is when, from the good that he has, he is still looking for another. Not content with what he has, and chasing after more, a person loses what he had. Margaret of Navarre
Good morals matter more than good laws. Tacitus Publius Cornelius
The true benefactor is not the one who has in mind payment, but the one who wants to do good. Democritus
A kind and honest person is the strength of our heart. Tajik proverb
True virtue does not need a word. Tajik proverb
A good example in a circle returns to the one who gave it, as bad examples fall on the head of the instigators of evil. Seneca Lucius Annaeus (the Younger)
Of all the virtues and virtues of the soul, the greatest virtue is kindness. Francis Bacon
A good person is not one who knows how to do good, but one who does not know how to do evil. Quotes about kindness, author Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky.
Good abuse. Arkady Davidovich
A kind word often accomplishes what cannot be achieved by any other means. B. S. Forbes
The one who wants good is like the one who does good. Arabic proverb
Above all titles is a good heart. Alfred Tennyson
There are two moralities: one is passive, forbidding doing evil, the other is active, which commands doing good. Pierre Buast

If the good that we leave behind spreads far, the memory of it will not fail. Hong Zicheng
If you are very kind, you will never rise above people ... except on the cross. Stas Yankovsky
If a return address is hanging on the tail of kindness, then they need you, find them. Ishkhan Gevorgyan
If small actions are neglected, it can interfere with great virtue. Chinese proverb
If evil wins, it is declared good. Arkady Davidovich
Natural kindness is an exceptionally valuable quality. Johnson Samuel
If kindness should be with fists, then fists with brass knuckles. Arkady Davidovich
Is there faith in good without faith in evil? Without a doubt! And with doubt is a life with faith in good and evil at the same time. Elena Ermolova
There are many good people in the world, but there are far fewer who are ready to share their good. Oleg Kuznetsov
Infect and heal with kindness. Denisenko Oleg
Good people should be trusted by word and reason, not by oath. Socrates
And shame is good when a good deed is done. Publilius Sir
A kind person is not necessarily a happy person, but a happy person is always kind. Architas Yarentsky
From the hands of the good you will take bitter fruit, like sweetness. Persian proverb
A good disposition is more valuable than gold, for the latter is a gift of fortune, and the former is a gift of nature. Joseph Addison
True kindness presupposes the ability to imagine the sufferings and joys of other people as one's own. André Gide
Kind words leave a wonderful imprint in the souls of people. They soften, comfort and heal the heart of the one who hears them. Blaise Pascal
Everyone needs to do as much good as, firstly, you yourself can do, and then as much as the one you love and whom you help can accept. Mark Thulius Cicero
Good deeds should never be put off: any delay is imprudent and often dangerous. Miguel Cervantes
What a necessary spice to everything is kindness. The best qualities are worthless without kindness, and the worst vices are easily forgiven. Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Kindness is made up of loving people. Joseph Joubert
When good people die, their kindness does not die with them, but continues to live after death. Euripides
The kindness of the Russian people in all its strata is expressed, by the way, in the absence of rancor. N. Lossky
When you have done good to someone and this good has borne fruit, why do you, like a reckless one, seek more praise and reward for your good deed? Marcus Aurelius
Kindness does not come from owning many things; on the contrary, only kindness turns a person's possessions into dignity. Socrates
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad things, I feel bad. Here is my religion. A. Lincoln
Kindness is contagious, but many people are naturally immune to it. Ilya Shevelev
A tiny act of kindness is better than the most solemn promises to do the impossible. T. Macaulay
Kindness makes it possible to command people. Confucius
Who is kinder is smarter. Olga Muravieva
Kindness in a woman, not seductive looks will win my love. William Shakespeare
He who has done good to people is a good person; whoever suffered for the good he did, he is a very kind person; who accepted death for this, he reached the pinnacle of virtue, heroic and perfect. J. La Bruyère
Kindness without reason is empty. Russian proverb
Whoever wants to be useful, even with his hands literally tied, can do an abyss of good. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Kindness is what the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
It is better to do one good deed than to say a hundred kind words. Veselin Georgiev
Kindness is the only garment that never wears out. Henry David Thoreau
People are no less attached to those whom they have done good than to those who have done good to them. Niccolo Machiavelli
Kindness is the sunshine under which the flower of virtue blooms. Robert Ingersoll
It is not enough to pretend to be kind, it is also necessary that those around you pretend to be grateful for the kindness. Gennady Malkin
Kindness is a quality, the excess of which does not harm. John Galsworthy
Mercy begins at home. If you need to go somewhere to show mercy. What you want to show is hardly mercy. "Reading Circle"
Kindness is the only value in this illusory world that can be an end in itself. Somerset Maugham
My grandfather said "do good and throw it into the water" Cartoon "Good Eeh"
The benevolence with which people sometimes greet those who enter the world for the first time is usually caused by a secret envy of those who have long occupied a strong position in it. F. La Rochefoucauld
Wise words often fall on barren ground, but a good word is never wasted. Sir Arthur Helps
A kind word is better than wealth. Publilius Sir
We are as kind as we are able to tame the animal that is within us. Zdenko Domancic
A good intention is worth something in itself. English proverb
In the world, only by our kindness the sediment is removed and vinegar turns into wine. Persian proverb
Good is beauty in action. Jean Jacques Rousseau
In our nature, vicissitudes are not firm even in evil. Gregory of Nyssa
Virtue is courageous, and goodness never fears. William Shakespeare
Our good qualities harm us more in life than bad ones. Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Good done in secret is rewarded openly. Japanese proverb
Not all good is good for everyone. Veselin Georgiev
The good that you do from the heart, you always do to yourself. Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Do not pounce on goodness - it may turn out to be with fists. Valentina Bednova
Goodness in itself does not seem to be visible and convinces us only if its beauty illuminates it. That is why the work of the artist is, bypassing the temptation of beautiful evil, to make beauty the sun of good. G. Plekhanov

Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Federal Agency for Education

Kostroma State Technological University

Department of Cultural Studies and Philology

A.V. finches

RHETORIC

100 tests with answers and explanations

Kostroma

UDC 82.085 (075)

Zyablikov A.V. Rhetoric. 100 tests with answers and explanations: a manual for independent work of students of legal specialties. Kostroma: Publishing House of the Kostroma State Technological University, 2009.

The manual is written in accordance with the educational standards of the new generation. The proposed tests cover the content of the university course in rhetoric. The explanations reveal the main rhetorical categories, comment on practical tasks.

The manual is intended for independent work of students of legal specialties, as well as all those interested in theory, skill and the art of eloquence.

Reviewers:

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of the Russian Language, Kostroma State University. ON THE. Nekrasov I.Yu. Tretyakova;

Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor V.N. Tarkovsky

Complete tasks by choosing one response option out of four options.

After completing the work, check the results with the correct answers.

TESTS

1. What does rhetoric study?

theory and practice of legal proceedings
spelling rules
biographies of great people
theory and art of eloquence

2. What is considered the birthplace of rhetoric?

Ancient Egypt
ancient india
Ancient Greece
medieval Europe

3. Questions that contribute to the clarification and establishment of the truth are usually called in rhetoric

Socratic
Platonic
rhetorical
Homeric

4. Who formulated the first postulates of eloquence?

Euripides
Plato
Aristophanes
Pericles

5. Who is the author of the above instruction to Alexander the Great: “Try to be quick to do good deeds and slow to anger: the first is royal and merciful, the second is disgusting and characteristic of barbarians. However, do what you think is right, not despising useful opinions?

Cicero
Socrates
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Aristotle

6. What is sophistry?

doctrine of the wisdom of God
the art of church preaching
the use in a dispute or evidence of inferences that are essentially false, but formally seem to be correct
application to certain particular cases of general dogmatic provisions in theology and medieval jurisprudence

Anaxagoras
Cicero
Aristotle
Sophocles

8. Who became the head of the first school of rhetoric, created with the participation of the state?

Quintilian
Zeno
Horace
Juvenal

9. A bright example of Old Russian epideictic(solemn) eloquence is

"Journey beyond three seas" Afanasy Nikitin
"The Tale of the Shemyakin Court"
Metropolitan Hilarion's Sermon on Law and Grace
"The Tale of Peter and Fevronia of Murom" Yermolai-Erasmus

10. A striking example of Old Russian didactic eloquence is

"The Tale of Igor's Campaign"
"Instruction" by Vladimir Monomakh
"Zadonshchina"
"The Tale of the Devastation of Ryazan by Batu"

11. From which ancient Russian literary source is the above passage taken? “Husbands should instruct their wives with love and exemplary instruction; the wives of their husbands ask about the strict order, about how to save the soul, to please God and the husband, and to arrange their house well, and to obey the husband in everything; and what the husband punishes, with that willingly agree and fulfill according to his instructions: and above all, have the fear of God and stay in bodily purity ... ".

"The Tale of Bygone Years"
"Domostroy" Sylvester
"The Life of Archpriest Avvakum"
"Prayer" by Daniil Zatochnik

12. When did the first Russian "Rhetoric" appear?

16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century

A.P. Sumarokov
VC. Trediakovsky
HELL. Cantemir
M.V. Lomonosov

MM. Speransky
N.F. Koshansky
K.P. Zelenetsky
P.E. Georgievsky

15. One of the main rhetorical postulates reads:

you need to disarm the opponent with an argument
no need to answer a question with a question
the interlocutor should not know your true intentions
the position of the listener is a priority

16. Which of the four laws of rhetoric is responsible for the consistency and consistency of speech?

law of pleasure
law of harmonizing dialogue
law of advancement and orientation of the addressee
law of emotionality

17. Not a natural means of communication

sounding word
writing
signature (timbre)

18. Invention- this is

work on the idea of a speech work
work on the composition of speech
translating thoughts into words
speech execution

19. What is hriya?

scheme of reasoning
storytelling scheme
position taken as an immutable, indisputable truth
two-syllable meter

20. Artificial hriya is often called

classical
Aristotelian
deductive
reverse

21. Part of the strict hriya, which is an explanation of the topic, is

definition
parabola
seizure (proposition)
paraphrase

22. In strict chriya, the "reason" part is followed by

1. example

2. similarity

3. nasty

4. testimonial

23. Each thought in the process of this reasoning retains the same definite content, no matter how many times this thought is repeated. That's what the law says

non-contradictions
identities
excluded third
good reason

24. An illustration of what logical law is the dialogue between Dmitry Rudin and Afrikan Pigasov - the heroes of the novel by I.S. Turgenev "Rudin"

– Wonderful! Rudin said. “So, in your opinion, there are no convictions?”

– No and does not exist.

– Is this your belief?

– Yes.

– How do you say they don't exist. Here's one for you, for the first time.

1. non-contradictions

2. identities

3. excluded third

4. good reason

25. Argument- this is

thought illustration
a word or expression borrowed from the speech of a socially closed group
logical reasoning
quote from an authoritative source

26. What kind of argument does L.D. Trotsky in his article "On the Intelligentsia" (1912)?

That we are comprehensively poor with the accumulated poverty of thousands of years, there is no need to prove this. History shook us out of its sleeve in harsh conditions and scattered us in a thin layer over a large plain. No one offered us another place of residence: we had to pull the strap in the allotted area. Asiatic invasions from the East, merciless pressure from the West from richer Europe, absorption by the state leviathan of an excessive share of the people's labor - all this not only depleted the working masses, but also dried up the sources of food for the ruling classes.

1. to meaning

2. to circumstances

3. to precedent

4. back to normal

27. Deriving a judgment from other judgments is

package
amplification
inference
emphase

28. Abbreviated syllogism, in which one of the parts is only implied, is

enthymeme
antonym
applique
dogma

29. What is the name of the order of argumentation, in which strong arguments are given at the beginning and at the end of a speech, and weaker ones in the middle?

Homeric
free
descending
ascending

30. Part sophistical argumentation is

inductive reasoning
appeal to fact
demagogy
appeal to a person

31. Element counterarguments(criticism) is not

example
reduction to absurdity
word fishing
default detection

32. In rhetoric, the term is used to denote the composition, connection and sequence of arguments.

scheme
reduction
outer top
inner top

33. When deductive reasoning

a general conclusion is made about the entire class of objects on the basis of knowledge of only some homogeneous objects of this class
a general conclusion is made on the basis of knowledge about all subjects of this class without exception
the phenomenon is considered on the basis of the already existing general position
semantic parts are arranged randomly, freely

34. Give a description of the opinion expressed by the Belgian journalist Sylvia Cheese.

A horseshoe brings happiness, unless, of course, you are a horse.

attributive affirmative
attributive negative
relational
modal

35. Determine the purpose of the above statement by Sigmund Freud.

Infinitely many civilized people who would recoil in horror from murder or incest, do not deny themselves the satisfaction of their greed, their aggressiveness, their sexual passions, do not miss the opportunity to harm others with lies, deceit, slander, if they can go unpunished in the process, and this continues unchanged through many cultural epochs.

assertive
axiological
directive
declarative

36. What is the name of the section of rhetoric that studies the application of universal semantic models?

aesthetics
topic
toponymy
homiletics

37. What semantic model involves the identification of characteristic features, functions and actions of an object?

"whole - parts"
"genus and species"
"circumstance"
"property"

38. What semantic model does A.F. Koni at the beginning of the accusatory speech in the case of the drowning of a peasant woman Emelyanova by her husband (heard on December 12, 1872 in the St. Petersburg District Court)?

Gentlemen of the judge, gentlemen of the jury! Your consideration is subject to the most diverse cases in their internal setting, where witness testimony breathes such common sense, is imbued with such sincerity and truthfulness, and is often distinguished by such imagery that the task of the judiciary becomes very easy. It remains to group all these testimonies, and then they themselves will form a picture that will create in your mind a certain definite idea of \u200b\u200bthe case. But there are cases of a different kind, where the testimonies are of a completely different nature, where they are confused, unclear, vague, where the witnesses are silent about many things, they are afraid to say much, showing you an example of evasive reticence and far from complete sincerity. I will not be mistaken in saying that the present case belongs to the last category ...

"certificate"
"cause and investigation"
"mapping"
"example"

39. What is the model of meaning used by José Ortega y Gasset in the above passage from The Revolt of the Masses (1930)?

The crowd is a quantitative and visual concept: a multitude. Let us translate it, without distorting it, into the language of sociology. And we get "mass". Society has always been a mobile unity of the minority and the masses. Minority - a set of persons singled out especially; mass - not allocated by anything. Consequently, we are talking not only and not so much about the “working masses”. The mass is the average person. Thus, a purely quantitative definition - "many" - turns into a qualitative one.

2. "whole - parts"

3. "definition"

4. "previous - next"

40. discourse called in rhetoric

flow of speech accompanied by gestural-mimic behavior
academic speech
discussion of a controversial issue
unsupported assertion

41. What type of discourse aims to observe the speech tradition, decency?

epideictic
hedonistic
argumentative
ritual

…When your companion sits at the table with others, then keep yourself in order according to this rule: cut your nails first, so that they don’t appear as if they were lined with velvet. Wash your hands and sit decently, sit up straight, and do not grab the first in the dish, do not eat like a pig, and do not blow into the ear so that it splashes everywhere, do not sniff whenever you eat.

1. artistic

2. informing

3. campaigning

4. heuristic

43. dialogical speech is also called

1. Compiled

2. contextual

3. comparative

4. commutative

44. Mandatory element provocative speech is

hidden threat
mockery
interrogative construction

45. What genus does drinking speech?

1. social and household

2. socio-political

3. academic

4. judicial

46. Disposition is the branch of rhetoric responsible for

1. performance of speech

2. intent of speech

3. construction of speech

4. memorization of speech

47. What is the name of the final part of the speaker's speech?

1. catachresis

3. clause

4. controversy

48. The section called

memorio
action
elocution
invention

49. Determine the type of speech.

Not only the content, but also the form of A.F. Koni testified to his outstanding oratorical talent. His speeches were always simple and alien to rhetorical embellishments, although they were full of images, comparisons, generalizations and apt remarks that gave them life and beauty. They confirmed the correctness of Pascal's saying that true eloquence laughs at eloquence as an art that develops according to the rules of rhetoric. (V. Smolyarchuk).

narration
reasoning
description
all types

50. Determine the type of speech.

On the very day of my arrival here, I had a meeting with the head of the secret Vatican archive, Count. Mariino-Marini and the next day examined the acts written off for me. Having then received written permission from Cardinal Secretary of State Bernetti to inspect the secret archive and the manuscripts stored in it, I went there with Marino-Marini and spent several hours reviewing this treasury of European and world history (A.I. Turgenev).

narration
reasoning
description
all types

51. The most intense moment of the story is

1. climax

2. interchange

3. exposure

4. tie

52. Indicate a feature that is not characteristic of an anecdote as a rhetorical genre.

1. paradoxical ending, contrary to the usual logic

2. detailed judgments

3. aphoristic language

4. small volume

53. Rhetorical it with- this is

persuasion category
category of emotionality
objection category
trust category

The center of Kostroma is a trace of Fursov's talent not burdened with sobriety. The flight of this Russian poetry is clearly felt on Susaninskaya Square and around.

In the distance, Lenin rises above the Gingerbread Rows, already at a distance surprising with a thieves' pose: his stomach is protruded, everything is unbuttoned, his hand is in his pocket. Ivan Susanin on the Milk Mountain above the Volga, on the contrary, is streamlined so that it looks like a continuation of the round pedestal (P. Weil).

naturalistic
romantic
sentimental
ironic

55. What is the name of the type of communication focused on providing a direct psychological impact on the interlocutor and consisting of reactions expressing one's own assessments and aspirations?

belittlingly yielding
directive
understanding
defensive-aggressive

56. Compliance with the rule relevance

be concise
to be polite
say something that is relevant to the topic of conversation
be truthful

57. Compliance with the rule tact lies in the speaker's ability

1. minimize personal gain

2. be positive in assessing the interlocutor

3. respect the boundaries of the interlocutor's personal sphere

4. avoid ambiguity

58. Condition competence speaker is not

appearance
argumentation technique
mastery of the word
practical experience

59. The speaker's ability to be himself lies in his

1. artistry

2. objectivity

3. charm

4. integrity

60. What oratorical type does A.P. make fun of? Chekhov in the story "The Orator"?

Zapoikin, as many readers know, has a rare talent for impromptu wedding, anniversary and funeral speeches. He can talk at any time: awake, on an empty stomach, dead drunk, in a fever. His speech flows smoothly, evenly, like water from a drainpipe, and abundantly; there are more pathetic words in his oratorical vocabulary than cockroaches in any tavern. He always speaks eloquently and at length, so that sometimes, especially at merchant weddings, one has to resort to the assistance of the police to stop him.

"guilty speaker"
"hermit"
"oracle"
"acting rhetoric"

61. What oratory does D.S. Likhachev in the above passage?

I was a schoolboy in the North near the Pomors. They struck me with their intelligence, their special folk culture, the culture of the people's language, their special handwritten literacy (Old Believers), the etiquette of receiving guests, the etiquette of food, cultural work, delicacy, etc., etc.

dramatization
appeal to personal experience
expression
forecasting

62. What oratorical technique does Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin) use in the above passage?

Shiigumen Savva could not stand verbosity. He taught his children to speak as concisely as possible. To some, he gave the rule to say no more than a certain number of words per day. The elder strove to keep inner prayer from scattering, so he preferred that spiritual children write down their confession - no more than one or two pages. They had to think it over, choose the most important and discard the secondary.<...>. The fewer words, the clearer the matter, the more correct the answer can be given by the confessor.”

2. comparison of all pros and cons

3. expression

4. hyperbole

63. You are about to give a lecture on the need to fight smoking. What is the best way to formulate the topic?

"On the dangers of smoking".
"Terrible Habit"
Nicotine is poison!
How I managed to quit smoking.

64. Choose the most appropriate way to end a telephone conversation with a talkative interlocutor.

1. "Sorry, I'm very busy, I have no time."

2. "I'm not very interested in your offer."

3. "Excuse me, my boss is calling me."

4. “I was glad to communicate with you. Now I have things to do, but we will definitely return to our conversation.”

65. Choose the most acceptable option to object to the opponent during the discussion.

"What you say has nothing to do with the truth."
"Your thought is interesting though...".
"You are wrong about that."
"You are talking nonsense..."

66. During the discussion, your opponent exaggerates unprincipled trifles, forgetting about the essence of the conversation. What is the best way to do it?

1. try to turn off the conversation.

2. clarify with the opponent the purpose of the discussion

3. reproach the opponent for avoiding the essence of the problem

4. comment on each of the points proposed by the interlocutor

67. At a formal reception, you must address the governor with a speech. How will you start?

"Dear…"
"Dearest..."
"Sir..."
"Your Excellency..."

68. Describe the remark that the philosopher Diogenes addressed to his opponent.

– I won't scold you, not at all. I will even praise your hair for having come out of your bad head.

compromising
obstructionist
threatening
ironic

69. When empathic hearing we

experiencing the same feelings as our interlocutor
show the interlocutor that we are not interested in his point of view
actively reflect on what has been said and clarify its content
just pretend to listen

70. The emotion associated with a correct guess is one of

rational
ethical
aesthetic
physiological

71. You are the light of the world. A city on top of a mountain cannot hide. And having lighted a candle, they do not put it under a vessel, but on a candlestick, and it gives light to all in the house. So let your light shine before people, so that they see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven.

The passage quoted is a vivid example

legal eloquence
spiritual eloquence
military eloquence
academic eloquence

72. Determine style speech.

Dear Alexander Sergeevich!

Your application with a request to inform about the fate of your grandfather, Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky, has been considered.

In accordance with the archival materials available at the Office, Pavel Aleksandrovich Florensky, born in 1882 ... was arrested by the OGPU on February 25, 1933 and, without sufficient grounds, was accused of "counter-revolutionary agitation and propaganda and organization of counter-revolutionary activities", i.e. in the commission of crimes under Art. 58-10-11. . By the ruling of the Arkhangelsk Regional Court dated March 5, 1959 ... the case was dismissed for lack of corpus delicti. .

1. colloquial

2. journalistic

3. official business

4. scientific

73. A sign of scientific style is not

1. informative richness

2. standardization

3. objectivity

4. expressiveness

74. Trope- this is

means of organizing speech
a word or phrase used in a figurative sense
default figure
combination of two or more verses that make up a single rhythmic and intonational whole

75. What trope is used in the sentence?

Before us is Znamenskaya Square and the station of the St. Petersburg-Moscow Railway, the gradual construction of which at the end of the forties was watched with greedy attention and sympathy by Belinsky, who lived on the banks of the Ligovka near Nevsky, in a small wooden house overlooking the building under construction (A.F. Horses).

epithet
metonymy
litotes
paraphrase

76. What stylistic means is not a kind of metonymy?

antonomasia
pronomination
synecdoche
apophasia

77. What stylistic figure uses A.A. Block in the above passage from the article "Intelligentsia and Revolution" (1918)?

The Russian intelligentsia - like a bear stepped on the ear: petty fears, petty words. Isn't it a shame to scoff at the illiteracy of some announcements or letters that are written by a kind but clumsy hand? Isn't it a shame to proudly remain silent on "stupid" questions? Isn't it a shame to pronounce the beautiful word "comrade" in quotation marks?

1. anaphora

2. pleonasm

3. parceling

4. gradation

78. What stylistic device is used in the sentence?

The mass of the Russian army that has risen and is still continuing to rise to defend the fatherland goes to the West (Vasily Rozanov).

oxymoron
ellipse
metaphor
tautology

79. What stylistic device is not used in the sentence?

Tertullian is a fighting nature, unparalleled, a merciless fighter who sees his victory only in the complete defeat of the enemy; his tongue is like the shining edge of a sword, with cruel skill directed at the enemy. (K. Jung).

1. epithet

2. comparison

3. inversion

4. epiphora

80. What stylistic figure is used in the sentence?

How many different arts, substances, tools a reasonable person uses to satiate his senseless womb! (Fr. Filaret of Moscow).

rhetorical question
rhetorical appeal
rhetorical exclamation
enallaga

81. The fact is that our talents are somehow connected with vices, and virtues - with colorlessness (V.V. Rozanov).

This judgment contains

sarcasm
paradox
chiasm
panegyric

82.Then the count left, taking with him the bills and leaving the maid Emma in an interesting position.

This offer contains

euphemism
hyperbole
prosopopoeia (personification)
isocolon

83. The form of the existence of language is not

jargon
vernacular
dialect
anachronism

84. Indicate the lexical meaning of the word Bohemia.

1. representatives of high society, an aristocratic society

2. indigenous people of Bohemia

3. non-conformist artists (musicians, poets) leading a hectic and uncertain life

4. business elite of society

85. What is tort?

1. courtesy, courtesy

2. constitutional offense

3. international treaty

4. elected or appointed representative of a society, organization, team

86. What question can be called sacramental?

1. traditional

3. suggestive

4. unrelated to the topic of conversation

87. What is absenteeism?

2. alcohol addiction

3. court order to release the defendant from punishment

88. Which sentence contains a speech error?

1. Contrary to public opinion, the construction of the plant was started.

3. According to the court decision, Blue Lagoon LLC is obliged to pay citizen Petrov A.A. monetary compensation.

4. In order to avoid errors and discrepancies, I ask you to check the text of the document again.

89. Indicate a sentence without a speech defect.

The version of suicide remained unconfirmed.
The testimony of the victim played a huge role in establishing the truth.
The creation and activities of public associations whose goals or actions are aimed at forcibly changing the foundations of the constitutional order are prohibited.
Everyone has the right to privacy of correspondence, telephone conversations, postal, telegraphic and other communications.

90. Give a description of the above statement.

The talks that took place will contribute to the strengthening of international cooperation.

aphorism
publicistic stamp
business cliché
occasional expression

91. Indicate the grammatically incorrect option.

1. Matilda and Gertrud Fischbach

2. Bill and Hillary Clinton

3. Jones sisters

4. husband and wife Jackson

92. Which word is stressed incorrectly?

1. initiatedO (case)

2. condemned

3. funds

4. judgment

93. Which word is stressed incorrectly?

1. debtor

2. necrophilia

3. citizenship

4. Impairment

94. Which word is stressed incorrectly?

1. hired

2. Phenomenon

3. Notified

4. force

95. Which word is stressed incorrectly?

1. post (3rd person)

2. Ukrainian

3. customs clearance

4. bonuses

96. Which word is stressed incorrectly?

1. blinds

2. expert

3. application

4. contract

97. What is not an element of speech technique?

voice control
diction
speech breathing
possession of emotions

98. There is a pointing finger

1. gesture-affector

2. gesture illustrator

3. gesture adapter

4. gesture emblem

99. Arms crossed on the chest there is a gesture

1. waiting

2. frustration

3. denial

4. uncertainty

100. The interlocutor covers his mouth with his hand during a conversation. This most likely means that the interlocutor

1. I am completely sure that I am right

2. doubts something or keeps something back

3. tries to control himself

4. very disposed towards you

(James 1:19)

Anger

Thank you, dear Father, who is in heaven, who loved us before the foundation of the world and gave us His Only Begotten Son, so that everyone would not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son to judge the world. but save (John 3:16). This testimony is proof of Your love for all who live on earth.

You are the omnipotent God, You are the Holy God, You are the God of righteousness of purity, the God of love, the God of wisdom and reason. You are the God of light and there is no darkness in You. And no one can compare with You and no darkness can stand against You, every wicked one will fall, everyone who is angry will not stand before Your righteous judgment. As written :

“For You are a God who does not love iniquity; evil will not dwell with you. The wicked will not stand before the eyes. Yours: You hate all those who do iniquity. For You know the ways of the righteous, but the ways of the wicked will perish (Ps 1:6; 5:5-6)

And who are the wicked? Consider the story from the book of Genesis. How the serpent tempted Eve with cunning, when God said eat from every tree, but from a tree that is not in the middle of paradise. For you will die the death. But the serpent said: No, you won't die. For on the day you eat the fruit your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil. And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eye and desirable. And ate the fruit. Thus, she succumbed to temptation, pleasing the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh. And after this she seduced Adam, and he ate the fruit. And they became naked and were put to shame. And he found anger with God for not listening to the voice of God and being expelled, beaten from paradise. And God cursed the serpent, Eve, that she would give birth in pain and torment and eat with Adam in the sweat of her face. Here is the first wrath of God for disobeying God.

Abel was open before God and gave the best as a sacrifice to God, because he loved God and listened to Him. Cain was a farmer.

After some time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord from the fruits of the earth, and Abel also brought from his first-born flock and from their fat. And the Lord looked on Abel and on his gift, but on Cain and on his gift he did not look.

Cain was very upset and his face drooped (Genesis 4:3-6) From these words it became clear. That Cain was angry and out of envy, that God, having looked upon the gift of Abel, but did not look upon him, then Cain grew furious and hated against his brother from anger, that he decided to kill him so that God would pay attention to the gift of Cain. And remember the word:

“When angry, do not sin; think in your hearts on your beds, and be comforted"

(Ps 4:5)

What was the cause of anger, of course, envy. Those who love God receive a blessing, and opponents wander the earth in search of something, and when they achieve something by cunning, the heart becomes stale from greed and there is no way of light there. One darkness covers the light. We can say that we are all people who live according to the flesh, and we know the works of the flesh:

“They are known: they are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, magic, enmity, quarrels, envy, anger, strife, disagreements, temptation, heresies”

(Gal 5:20).

It is clear that anger breeds all this. Through anger irascibility, not reasoning immediately into rage, hatred and a thirst for revenge.

“A quick-tempered person stirs up strife, but a patient one calms strife.

(Pr 15:1)

Or, for example, take the second situation, when Esau threatened to kill Jacob because Jacob received God's blessing from his father, of course, by lying. Jacob is a deceiver. And the mother warned Jacob that his brother threatened to kill him, and ordered him to leave until Esau's anger passed. All this is according to carnal lusts - all this leads to destruction.

But precious! You didn't know Christ that way. Because you have heard about Him and learned from Him, as the truth is in Jesus. Therefore, laying aside every impurity and remnant of wickedness, receive in meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

“Because the path of a fool is straight in his eyes; but whoever listens to advice is wise"

(Pr 12:15)

A gentle answer averts anger, but an insulting word stirs up wrath. Why do we need all this? Why tempt the Lord, are we stronger than Him? Do not think more of yourself than you need to think. And if anyone grieves you, and if there is someone higher than you and richer than you, do not envy those who do iniquity, for they will wither like a leaf. But take better care of how to save others who are on the way to perdition, for for this the Lord has called us. If anyone offended you, forgive, and do not avenge yourself, but give place to the wrath of God. For it is written: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Don't give place to the devil. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. For anger does not create the righteousness of God.

“All irritation, and rage, and anger, and shouting, and slander, with all malice, be removed from you”

(Eph 4:31)

And remember when the Lord, being angry with Saul for not fulfilling the word of the Lord, said: “I regret that I made Saul king; for he turned away from me, and did not fulfill my word.” Samuel conveyed God’s answer to Saul, who said that he had given sheep and oxen as a sacrifice to God, but Samuel said: Are burnt offerings and sacrifices so pleasing to the Lord as obedience to the voice of the Lord? For disobedience, the same sin in the face of God.

But do you know that nothing is so dear to God as an open human heart to Him and love for Him. For it is written: If you give alms or sacrifice, but have no love, are you nothing? God asks for obedience, and open the heart to Him, our Lord and Beloved Son Jesus Christ. For God abides in Him. Let us be thirsty for the knowledge of the love of God. Wisdom and intelligence. So, I wish that in every place they say prayers, raising pure hands without anger and doubt. Let us put on the new man, created according to God in righteousness and holiness, casting aside everything vile and impious: anger, hatred, rage, anger. And let us love, forgive, have mercy and bless. By grace we are saved. For God is rich in mercy because of his great love with which he loved us. His mercy is above judgment. God is not a cruel judge, God is a truly loving and merciful Father. Thank you Lord for your love that has made us free in Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus I love you so much. Thank you for everything! Amen!

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19)

QUICK TO HEAR SPIRITUAL SPEECH, SLOW TO WORDS, SLOW TO ANGER.

“In the Proverbs and Sayings of the Jewish Wise Men we read: “There are four types of students: some quickly grasp (hear) and quickly forget - their advantage is reduced to zero by their disadvantage; others slowly grasp, but also slowly forget - they help themselves with memory. Still others grasp quickly and forget slowly - they are wise; the fourth is slow to grasp and quickly forget - these are the worst students. "The Roman poet Ovid asks people to delay punishment and be quick to reward. Philo of Alexandria asks people to be quick to do good to others and be slow to harm anyone.

Wise people understand very well that there is no need to rush to speak. Rabbi Simon said: "I grew up all the time among the wise and found that for a person there is nothing better than silence. Whoever multiplies words commits a sin." Jesus, the son of Sirach, wrote: "Be quick to listen and deliberately give an answer. If you have knowledge, then answer your neighbor; and if not, then let your hand be on your lips. In speeches - words and dishonor" (Sir. 5, 13-15). The book of Proverbs of Solomon is full of indications of the danger of speaking too quickly. "In verbosity, sin cannot be avoided" (Proverbs 10:19). "Whoever keeps his mouth keeps his soul" (Proverbs 13:3). "And a fool, when he is silent, may appear wise" (Proverbs 17:28). "Have you seen a man reckless in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him" (Prov. 29:20).

“James also advises us to be slow to anger. Obviously, he does not agree with those who allow angry reproaches to people. This, of course, is also partly true - after all, the world would be much poorer without those who flare up with anger at the sight of relapses of sin and its tyrannical nature, but people so often misuse it.

So the teacher can get angry at a slow, clumsy, and even more often just a lazy student. But, patience can achieve a greater understanding than a sharp reproach or shout. And the preacher can wrathfully reprove. But let him always remember good advice - "do not grumble." If his every word and every gesture does not prove to people that he loves them, he will lose all power over them and all influence. A sermon in which anger, contempt and dislike are felt will not turn souls to the path of truth. And a parent can get angry, but parental anger often provokes even more stubborn resistance. A note of love in the voice always has a greater effect than an angry one. When anger develops into constant irritation, indignation or captious grumbling - this does more harm than good. "(W. Barclay)

It is necessary to be quick to listen not simply, but actively, exciting to apply what has been heard to the case, for it is known that whoever listens diligently and attentively will be ready to fulfill what he has heard, and who, on the contrary, slowly settles down to something and puts off what he hears. he may subsequently fall completely behind the enterprise. Therefore, regarding the study of Divine things, the apostle commands speed, and regarding what is done with danger, slowness. Such are the words, wrath. " (Theophylact of Bulgaria)

I appeal to you with the words of the holy Apostle James:

How rare are intelligent people who know how to listen! There are extremely many others, quick to chatter, who, without listening to what they are told, without delving into the question asked, immediately, without thinking, answer. Their tongue is irresistibly torn to speak as soon as possible.

When people even just talk among themselves, they rarely listen to each other, each one hurries to show his mind, to show off his eloquence, both do not listen, but only speak, because they do not know how to be slow in words.

There are few people who weigh their words before they speak. It is difficult to find those who take care that what they say is filled with restraint, modesty, humility and is useful for those who listen. In order to be like that, one must acquire the mind of Christ, one must be deeply focused on the most important thing on the holy. And the vast majority of us do not have this quality at all - the language is unstoppable, people do not want and do not know how to be silent. Especially among women there are many who chatter from morning to night, not realizing that by doing this they tire the listeners, interfere with them.

There are even fewer people who are slow to anger, irritation, almost no one knows how to restrain himself. They flare up like gunpowder at every word, not only offensive, but even unpleasant, they immediately respond with harshness and abuse. Those who are able to restrain anger are those who are not devoid of wisdom in order to tame their passions, who have acquired peace of mind, in whose heart the Holy Spirit has dwelled. The wise Solomon very profoundly correctly said that anger nestles in the heart of fools(Eccl. 7:9) .

The psalmist David laments: My eye is shattered with rage(Ps. 6:8), - from rage, irritation, I have lost the ability to distinguish good from evil, for anger turns a blind eye to everything that is holy, and pure, and true.

Wise Solomon also taught: anger destroys even the intelligent(Prov. 15:1), that is, those who, having acquired the mind, have not yet learned to control their passions, restrain themselves when the heart is ready to flare up with anger. And further: a meek answer turns away wrath, but an insulting word excites wrath(Prov. 15:1) . Hot-tempered at the moment can do stupid things(Prov. 14:17) . Indeed, how many stupid things people do in a state of temper and irritation: they respond rudely and boldly, with offensive words, make bad decisions, and when the outburst of anger subsides, they are ashamed of their harsh words and unreasonable decisions.

Even in the Old Testament it is said that a person in a rage is unseemly (see Sir. 13:31). Everyone has seen people filled with rage - what a disgusting and repulsive look they have: their eyes are bloodshot, sparkle with anger, their tongue spews curses, their movements are sharp, rude, they seem ready to tear their enemy to pieces.

Look after yourself; when anger comes upon you, remember what a terrible and ugly look those who are angry have. Strive to be quick to listen, slow to speak, especially to anger. Set yourself the goal of conquering your flesh and freeing your spirit from the power of the flesh. May God help you in this great and holy work. Amen.

Gospel Gold. Sermons on the themes of the Apostolic Epistles. Word on the Epistle of St. app. Jacob.

Rev. Nicodemus the Holy Mountaineer

The same, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, (and) speak sluggishly , stagnant in anger

Since the brother of God spoke above about dogmas, and what glory it is fitting for us to have with God, now decorates the word with moral teaching and says, let every Christian quick to listen advice and helpful words from others. This promptness must be practical and efficient; readiness not only to listen superficially, but also to do those soulful deeds that he hears. Because the brother of God knew that he who listens with joy and readiness is ready to give himself to the cause of what he hears. And vice versa, he also knew that whoever hesitates in any thing can be prevented from starting a business completely. Therefore, for divine teaching and for soul-beneficial words, he commands that Christians show speed, readiness and obedience, while in things dangerous and harmful he commands to delay.

And the fact that someone spoke and was angry, or spoke in a rage - will not have a good end. That is why one God-wise father said that the one who spoke a lot repented of this, and the one who was silent did not regret it. Blessed David also said: be angry and do not sin"(Ps. 4:5), i.e. if you happen to be angry, brethren, do not take revenge. The brother of the Lord also agrees with these words of David about anger, because a person should slow down these movements and not take revenge at all.

The wise Mitrofan interprets this saying in this way: “Let each person be quick to listen, but slow to speak, speeding up his hearing to the one who speaks and calls, putting their mouths in storage and guardrail door without saying anything inappropriate or unhelpful. But with much study and reasoning, always say what is proper, for the upbuilding and benefit of those who hear.”

As the Influx says " whoever answers the word before hearing, it is madness and reproach” (Prov. 18:14) and more “ but an uncovered mouth creates disorder"(Prov. 26:28) and packs" for sin, the sinner falls into the network» (Prov. 12:13) .

The divine Paul says Let not the word rotten come out of your mouth, but it is exactly to the building of faith» (Eph. 4:29) .

See, beloved, that the divine Jacob did not say that let every man be absolutely silent, but " kosen verb”, i.e. let him speak, but let him not rush to do it, with reasoning and those words that are appropriate, and when appropriate. He also did not say - let every person be absolutely without anger, but he is angry, although it is better not to hurry to do this, at sin and at the devil. This teaching of the apostle is in accordance with the teaching of the Lord, who prevented unreasonable anger and did not bless, saying: be angry with your brother in vain” (Mat. 5:22), as we will say about this later in the footnote “ For the wrath of a man does not make the righteousness of God».

Therefore, Abba Nisferoy said to Abba Joseph, who questioned him: “If you happen to talk with anyone, then listen rather than speak.” And one wise man said, “That is why nature has given us two ears and one language, so that a person learns from this, to listen more and speak less.” And not without reason, according to the Pritochnik: “ From verbosity do not escape sin» (Prov. 10:19) . And according to Ecclesiastes, ignorance shows the one who talks a lot: mad multiplies words» (Eccl. 10:14) . And one of the outsiders, Sextus Empiricus, also said: “An improvident word and thoughtless anger do not do good.” The same saying of the brother of God is also cited by the Monk John of Karpaf, saying: “And one unkind word blocked Moses' entrance to the promised land. Let us not regard language pain as a minor illness; for the slanderous and vainglorious conclude the Kingdom of Heaven for themselves... A certain wise man said well that it is better to fall from a height to the ground than from a tongue. We must therefore obey St. James, who writes: let every man be quick to hear and speak sluggishly". The Great Basil also said: “since our nature needs to hear the word, then, accordingly, we have two ears and one tongue” (On virginity).

Interpretation on the Epistle of the Council of James brother of the Lord.

Bliss. Theophylact of Bulgaria

The same, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, and slant to speak, slant in anger

You need to be quick to listen not simply, but actively, exciting to apply what you hear to the case, for it is known that whoever listens diligently and attentively will be ready to fulfill what he hears, and who, on the contrary, slowly settles down to something and puts it aside, he subsequently, it may completely lag behind the enterprise. Wherefore, as regards the study of divine things, the apostle commands speed, and as regards the accomplishment of which is connected with danger, slowness. Those are the words, anger. For talking in anger does not end in good. Therefore, one God-wise man often repented of what he said, but he never repented of what he kept silent. So blessed David says: be angry and do not sin(Ps. 4.5), that is, do not be angry quickly and do not fall into a rage from anger. Similar to this is the real commandment about words and about anger, especially about anger, which, being allowed to the point of recklessness, deprives the truth of God. Why does the apostle say: the wrath of the righteousness of God does not(Article 20).

Commentary on the Epistle of the Apostle James.

Bliss. Augustine

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.

After all, it is safer to listen to the truth than to preach it, because when they listen to it, they maintain humility, and when they preach, hardly any of the people does not creep in, even a tiny, but complacency, in which, having been stained, the feet will surely get stuck.

Treatise on the Gospel of John.

Bede The Hon.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.

James rightly encourages learning rather than teaching, for it would be foolish to want to teach someone who has not learned from others. Therefore, it is necessary for the one who strives for wisdom to ask God for this gift, humbly learn from a worthy teacher and, meanwhile, bridle his tongue so as not to speak empty things, but to preach the truth that he has just received from others.

On the Seven Catholic Epistles.

You are well aware, says the apostle, that you could have perished completely, but the Lord has enlightened you. It happened because of the grace of heaven that preceded you, and not because of your merit. Let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak.. Next, the apostle gives the listener moral instructions. First of all, he calls for the ear to learn as soon as possible, and then to open the mouth to teach [others]. For a fool is anyone who wishes to preach to others what he himself has not been taught. He who loves wisdom, let him first ask God for it, as the apostle pointed out above, and then, as a humble disciple, let him seek the teacher of truth. But while he is learning, let him with all care keep his tongue, not only from idle talk, but also from preaching the very truth that he has learned. For this reason, Solomon speaks of the difference of times in Scripture: time to be silent and time to speak(Eccl. 3:7) . For this reason, the Pythagoreans, who direct the teaching of natural science, order their students to remain silent for five years and only in this way allow [them] to preach. For it is safer to hear the truth than to preach it. Because when listening, humility is preserved, and when preaching, it is hardly possible that at least a small part of vanity would not creep into one of the people. For this reason, Jeremiah, describing the life of a well-trained youth, lists prudent silence as one of the chief exercises in virtue. He says: good for a man when he bears the yoke from his youth. He will sit alone and be silent(Lamentation Jer. 3:27-28) . And slow to anger. Perfect wisdom is acquired only in peace of mind. For it is written: anger rests in the heart of a fool(Eccl. 7 - SP; 7 - Vlg.). The apostle does not condemn speed to anger in order to approve slowness to anger. By this, he rather advises us to be careful that in times of mental unrest and disputes, anger creeps into us. And if anger nevertheless penetrates, then we will restrain its attack in the fence of the mouth, and after the danger has passed, we will remove it from our heart in time, so that it would be easier for us [to return] to the previous state. Another thing is also true: the apostle instructs us to be slow to anger, so that for no apparent reason, for any reason, we do not turn our calm face into a gloomy one. If, for example, we see that our neighbors, especially those entrusted to us, cannot be corrected otherwise, then we will show them strictness in speech or even in a more severe censure, remembering that a person endures a lot with humility when we are in calm state of mind. Although, as I know, Phinehas, Samuel, Elijah and Peter were slow to anger, yet they killed sinners, some with a sword, and some with a word. Even Moses, being the meekest man, went out very angry from Pharaoh, seeing his stubbornness, [and] threatened him with punishment, which [then] he sent.

Commentary on the Epistle of the Holy Apostle James.

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Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.

Word fast refers not just to listening, but to active listening, which prompts the fulfillment of what is heard. [The apostle] knows that the one who immediately inclines his ear to speeches will show a readiness for the implementation of what has been said, and the one who perceives slowly will postpone the matter, or even completely abandon it.

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