Eloquence Quotes

226 Eloquence quotes by 154 unique authors

True eloquence forgoes eloquence. — Andre Gide
Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable. — William Hazlitt
Honesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves. — William Hazlitt
In an easy matter. Anybody can be eloquent. — Unknown Author
When Gold argues the cause, eloquence is impotant. — Publilius Syrus
It is the heart which inspires eloquence. — Quintilian
O, let my books be then the eloquence and dumb presages of my speaking breast. — William Shakespeare
Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement. — Euripides
Continuous eloquence wearies. — Blaise Pascal
Eloquence is the painting of thought ... — Blaise Pascal
Of the modern critics, although I disagree with almost everything she says, I admire Mary McCarthy's eloquence and social observation in 'Sights and Spectacles'; she… — John Lahr
False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis. — William Rounseville Alger
Astronomy was born of superstition; eloquence of ambition, hatred, falsehood, and flattery; geometry of avarice; physics of an idle curiosity; and even moral philosophy of… — Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not. — Edwin Newman
William F. Buckley, Jr. does not speak so much as exhale, but he exhales polysyllabically, and the results are remarkable. — Edwin Newman
It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a… — William Manchester
Cuvier had even in his address & manner the character of a superior Man, much general power & eloquence in conversation & great variety of… — Humphry Davy
Little other than a red tape Talking-machine, and unhappy Bag of Parliamentary Eloquence. — Thomas Carlyle
We cannot all hope to combine the pleasing qualities of good looks, brains, and eloquence. — Homer
Men, unlike mockingbirds, have the capacity for systematic self-delusion. We echo each other with equal precision, equal eloquence, equal assurance. — Robert Ardrey
The longer I live, the more I have come to value the gift of eloquence. Every American youth, if he desires for any purpose to… — George Frisbie Hoar
Eloquence dwells quite as much in the hearts of the hearers as on the lips of the orator. — Alphonse de Lamartine
Eloquence may set fire to reason. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Extemporaneous and oral harangues will always have this advantage over those that are read from a in manuscript: every burst of eloquence or spark of… — Charles Caleb Colton
Eloquence, to produce her full effect, should start from the head of the orator, as Pallas from the brain of Jove, completely armed and equipped.… — Charles Caleb Colton

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