in the matter of courage we all have our limits. there never was a hero who did not have his bounds. i suppose it may be said of nelson and all the others whose courage has been advertised that there came times in their lives when their bravery knew it had come to its limit.
i have found mine a good many times. sometimes this was expected--often it was unexpected. i know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattle-snake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
i never had the courage to talk acroa long, narrow room. i should be at the end of the room facing all the audience. if i attempt to talk acroa room i find myself turning this way and that, and thus at alternate periods i have part of the audience behind me. you ought never to have any part of the audience behind you; you never can tell what they are going to do.
i'll sit down.
中文：
在勇气问题上，人人都有极限。从来就没有胆大包天的英雄好汉。我想，可以说，纳尔逊和所有那些被大量宣传的勇士，一生中都有勇气达到极限的时候。
我就多次发现自己的勇气到了极限。有时是意料之中的——经常是出乎意料的。我认识一个人.此君不怕与响尾蛇同寝，可你无法让他与保安剃刀共眠。
我从来就没有勇气在狭长房间的中央发表讲话。我得站在房间的一头，面对全体听众。如果我试图站在房间中央讲话，我就会不断地转身，这样，就不断有部分听众在我背后。你们永远不能让自己背后有听众;你们永远闹不清他们要干什么。
我得坐下了。1。演讲，首先要了解听众，注意听众的组成，了解他们的性格、年龄、受教育程度、出生地，分析他们的观点、态度、希望和要求。掌握这些以后，就可以决定采取什么方式来吸引听众，说服听众，取得好的效果。
2。一篇演讲稿要有一个集中、鲜明的主题。无中心、无主次、杂乱无章的演讲是没有人愿听的。一篇演讲稿只能有一个中心，全篇内容都必须紧紧围绕着这个中心去铺陈，这样才能使听众得到深刻的印象。
3。好的演讲稿，应该既有热情的鼓动，又有冷静的分析，要把抒情和说理有机地结合起来，做到动之以情，晓之以理。
4。演讲稿的语言要求做到准确、精练、生动形象、通俗易懂，不能讲假话、大话、空话，也不能讲过于抽象的话。要多用比喻，多用口语化的语言，深入浅出，把抽象的道理具体化，把概念的东西形象化，让听众听得入耳、听得明白。