Eloquence Quotes

226 Eloquence quotes by 154 unique authors

Reading and writing and the preservation of language and its forms and the kind of eloquence and the kind of beauty which the language is… — Iris Murdoch
However gross a man may be, the minute he expresses a strong and genuine affection, some inner secretion alters his features, animates his gestures, and… — Honore de Balzac
You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil. — Honore de Balzac
To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Say she rail; why, I'll tell her plain She sings as sweetly as a nightingale. Say that she frown; I'll say she looks as clear… — William Shakespeare
from you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn… — Martin Luther
Then I speak to her in a language she has never heard, I speak to her in Spanish, in the tongue of the long, crepuscular… — Pablo Neruda
But listen to me first and swear an oath to use all your eloquence and strength to look after me and protect me. — Homer
My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I… — Edmond Rostand
Yep.” Eloquence ’R’ Us. When in trouble, keep it monosyllabic—safer that way. — Ilona Andrews
He bent and laid his lips on her hands, which were cold and lifeless. She drew them away, and he turned to the door, found… — Edith Wharton
Eloquence is the essential thing in a speech, not information. — Mark Twain
There is eloquence in the tongueless wind, and a melody in the flowing brooks and the rustling of the reeds beside them, which by their… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poetry is only the highest eloquence of passion, the most vivid form of expression that can be given to our conception of anything, whether pleasurable… — William Hazlitt
He spoke with more eloquence than wisdom. — Winston Churchill
Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us. — Stephen King
If toes had eyes, then I could see how my feet know where to go, but toes are blind. And how is it that my… — Jane Roberts
Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty. — Max Lucado
You have witchcraft in your lips, there is more eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the French council; and… — William Shakespeare
La vraie e loquence se moque de l'e loquence, la vraie morale se moque de la morale. True eloquence has notime foreloquence, true morality has… — Blaise Pascal
He was created of a mother whom He created. He was carried by hands that He formed. He cried in the manger in wordless infancy.… — Saint Augustine
Courage easily finds its own eloquence. — Plautus
I watched a small man with thick calluses on both hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. I saw him once literally bleed from… — Mario Cuomo
My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness. — George W. Romney
I promised myself that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything I know, but to make sure… — Maya Angelou

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