Copiousness and Commonplaces

The importance of accumulating eloquent words of wisdom

Walt Disney once said something to the effect that he would rather entertain with the hope people would be educated than try to educate with the hope they were entertained. Although probably a false dilemma, the sentiment deserves ponderment.

Successful communicators know that if they hope to persuade on a given topic, win a legal argument, or move a pe…