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.
Ca să scape de obiceiul ciudat  de a-şi ridica involuntar umărul, şi-a exersat discursurile în faţa unei oglinzi şi a suspendat o sabie de tavan, astfel încât dacă şi-ar fi ridicat umărul, l-ar fi durut.