Quiet And Clamour

Verba sapientium in quiete audiuntur, plus quam clamor potestatem habentis in stultis Quemcunque in Ecclesia videris declamatorem, et cum quodam lenocinio ac venustate verborum excitare plausus, risus excutere, audientes in affectus laetitiae concitare: scito signum esse insipientiae, tam ejus qui loquitur quam eorum qui audiunt. Verba quippe sapientium in quiete, et moderato audiuntur silentio: qui vero insipiens est, quamvis sit potens, et clamorem sive suae vocis, sive populi habeat acclamantis, inter insipientes computabitur. Sanctus Hieronymous, Commentarius Ecclesiasten, Cap IX Migne PL 23 1089 b-c

The words of the wise are heard in peace and are superior to the clamour of one having power among fools. 1 Whenever in the church you observe an orator who with a certain ornamentation and prettiness of words excites applause, draws out smiles, and arouses the emotion of joy in his hearers, know that it is a sign of foolishness, and more in him who speaks than in those who hear. Certainly the words of the wise are heard in peace and calm silence; however he who is foolish, although he may be powerful, and have great impact with his voice, and have the people acclaim him, he is reckoned among fools. Saint Jerome, Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Chap 9 1 Eccles 9.17