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.
Aby se zbavil svého zlozvyku, kdy se mu mimovolně zvedalo rameno, cvičil své proslovy přímo před zrcadlem, a ze stropu zavěsil meč, který ho bodl ve chvíli, kdy rameno zvedl.