Kitap 11
1.128
Stamping the foot is, as Cicero de Or. iii. lix. 220. says, effective when done on suitable occasions, that is to say, at the commence meant or close of a lively argument, but if it be frequently indulged in, it brands the speaker as a fool and ceases to attract the attention of the judge. There is also the unsightly habit of swaying to right and left, and shifting the weight from one foot to the other. Above all, we must avoid effeminate movements, such as Cicero Brut. lxii. ascribes to Titus, a circumstance which led to a certain kind of dance being nicknamed Titus.
