Sometimes this is due to exceptional verbal eloquence, sometimes personal charisma, and sometimes both. This subtle and graceful oration admirably conforms to the precepts of the Byzantine eloquence. His lofty themes and stately eloquence made a profound impression. His participation in debates and stage performances contributed to his eloquence and skills of persuasion. Cicero in later criticized Plato for his separation of wisdom from eloquence. For example, Irish god Ogma was the lord of eloquence, poetry, and rhetoric. With them it was still rhetoric, eloquence. He avoided coarse speech, instead displaying refined eloquence. Their "approach to rhetoric" was thus a "balance between eloquence and wise silence". Humanists sought to create a citizenry able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity. His father considered this a sign of his future eloquence and honeyed tongue. Gregory censured the use in the pulpit of the eloquence and pronunciation of the theatre. As a deputy he was distinguished for his eloquence and his radical opinions. Known for his gracious personality, eloquence, and excellent memory, Pierce attracted large audiences in court. The tradition of Confucianism emphasized the use of eloquence in speaking.