Translation difficulty, please help.

[Lumen_et_umbra]

I have translated this sentence a number of times, and, every time I do, it sounds all the more strange to me.<br /><br />Orator exemplum dignum petat ab Demosthene illo, in quo tantum studium tantusque labor fuisse dicu ntur (I spaced that word because the filter thought it was a dirty word.. ahem...) ut impedimenta naturae diligentia industriaque superaret. - Cicero<br /><br />Let the orator beseech from that Demosthenes a worthy example, in (which/whom/?) so much zeal and so much toil are said to have been that (he/it/?) conquered the impedimenta of nature by means of diligence and industry.<br /><br />Can anyone produce a more refined and accurate translation of this? (that shouldn't be difficult)

[bingley]

Orator exemplum dignum petat ab Demosthene illo, in quo tantum studium tantusque labor fuisse dic-untur ut impedimenta naturae diligentia industriaque superaret. - Cicero<br /><br />The orator should look for a worthy example in Demosthenes, who is said to have been so keen and hard-working that he was able to overcome his natural (speech) impediment by his painstaking efforts.<br /><br />Jeff, can we do something about the software's deleting what it thinks is a bad word?<br /><br />Later edit: Thinking about it to and from the bank, perhaps natural disadvantages might be better for impedimenta naturae.

[benissimus]

Use "V" like the Romans!

[Lumen_et_umbra]

In certain contexts I will use the letter "u". In this case, I use "u" because of the inadequacies of this font setting which precludes the use of macrons and other such symbols...<br /><br />Either this, or I a simply a liar...

[Ptolemaios]

Demosthenes is said to have practised his speaking by speaking into the wind with pebbles in his mouth ... That's ambition!<br /><br />Ptolemaios

[Keesa]

And dedication! ;D<br /><br />Keesa

[Episcopus]

I am in every way of accordance with what bingley has said!<br /><br />I wrote "dicvnt" and I finished with "dicunt".