The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd. See image Lowell Thomas
In Istanbul I met a man who said he knew beyond a doubt that God was a cat. I asked why he was so sure, and the man said, "When I pray to him, he ignores me. See image Lowell Thomas
The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses. See image Lowell Thomas