If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
One of the strongest forms of rhetoric in our society is the rhetoric of blame. — Kenneth Frazier Copy Share Image
Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
William F. Buckley, Jr. does not speak so much as exhale, but he exhales polysyllabically, and the results are remarkable. — Edwin Newman Copy Share Image
Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
And how moving is the eloquence of the untaught when it is the heart that is speaking! — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The truth is mightier than eloquence, the Spirit greater than genius, faith more than education. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Wherever there is persuasion, there is rhetoric, and wherever there is rhetoric, there is meaning. — Kenneth Burke Copy Share Image
Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
A man avails himself of the truth so long as it is serviceable; but he seizes on what is false with a… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Great is the power of Eloquence; but never is it so great as when it pleads along with nature, and the culprit… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Thus rhetoric, it seems, is a producer of persuasion for belief, not for instruction in the matter of right and wrong ...… — Plato Copy Share Image
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
By eloquence I understand those appeals to our moral perceptions that produce emotion as soon as they are uttered. This is the… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
The Lord is no respector of persons, and will give success to all who work for it. If l can only impress… — Heber J. Grant Copy Share Image
Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating… — David Hume Copy Share Image
The eye speaks with an eloquence and truthfulness surpassing speech. It is the window out of which the winged thoughts often fly… — Henry Theodore Tuckerman Copy Share Image
Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Rhetoric is the counterpart of logic; since both are conversant with subjects of such a nature as it is the business of… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“The right eloquence needs no bell to call the people together, and no constable to keep them. It draws the children from… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“I've just come to my room, Livy darling, I guess this was the memorable night of my life. By George, I never… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
But the mark of American merit in painting, in sculpture, in poetry, in fiction, in eloquence, seems to be a certain grace… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In eloquence, the great triumphs of the art are when the orator is lifted above himself; when consciously he makes himself the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“[Giordano] Bruno died, despised and suffering, after eight years of agony. From that moment, his works have attracted interest, and he has… — Dorothea Singer Copy Share Image
“In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and watch how the pattern improves." "You suppose you are the trouble But you are… — Rumi Copy Share Image