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Eloquence Quotes by John Milton
- Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence.
- Thence to the famous orators repair, Those ancient, whose resistless eloquence Wielded at will that fierce democratie, Shook the arsenal, and fulmin'd over Greece, To…
- In discourse more sweet; For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense. Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd…
- Eloquence the soul, song charms the senses.
More Eloquence Quotes
- Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak… — Francis Bacon
- A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed… — Joseph Addison
- Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift… — Ambrose Bierce
- Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and… — Henri Frederic Amiel
- To lose one's health renders science null, are inglorious, strength unavailing, wealth useless, and eloquence powerless. — Herophilos
- Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness… — Hannah More
- No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for… — Edward McKendree Bounds
- When we rely upon organization, we get what organization can do; when we rely upon education, we get what education can do;… — A C Dixon
- What I am looking for... is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of… — Joan Miro
- True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary. — Heinrich Heine
- Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force...Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. — George Washington