To get rid of an odd habit he had of involuntarily lifting his shoulder, he practiced his speeches in front of a mirror, and he suspended a sword from the ceiling so that if he raised his shoulder, it would hurt.
Para se livrar de um estranho hábito de levantar os ombros ao falar, ele praticava seus discursos  em frente ao espelho, e amarrou uma espada no teto assim, se levantasse os ombros, ela o machucaria.