A companion's words of persuasion are effective.
Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?
The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.
Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.
Now son, you don’t want to drink beer. That’s for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs.
The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.