Eloquent Quotes

164 quotes by 144 authors

The countenance is more eloquent than the tongue. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Muhammad was a great man, an intrepid soldier; with a handful of men he triumphed at the battle of Bender (sic); a great captain, eloquent,… — Napoleon Bonaparte
The tide of visitors will float slowly about the bottom of the valley as harmless scum collecting in hotel and saloon eddies, leaving the rocks… — John Muir
The eloquent voice of our century uttered, shortly before leaving the world, a warning cry against the "Anglo- Saxon contagion. — Matthew Arnold
I am not as eloquent as Stephane Dion. — Marc Garneau
Eloquent and moving... an extraordinary testament to the enduring power of love - beyond faith and dogma. It reminds us of why we are here:… — Mira Bartok
The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless. — Billy Graham
No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference. — George Eliot
There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, - the clearest proof that it is out… — Augustus Hare
Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they… — Thomas Hobbes
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have… — Aldous Huxley
James Taylor is the kind of person I always thought the word 'folksinger' referred to. He writes and sings songs that are reflections of his… — Jon Landau
When I wear high heels I have a great vocabulary and I speak in paragraphs. I'm more eloquent. I plan to wear them more often. — Meg Ryan
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. — George Washington
Thereâ€™s nothing as significant as a human face. Nor as eloquent. We can never really know another person, except by our first glance at him.… — Ayn Rand
When the evening was over, Anne could not be amusedâ€¦nor could she help fearing, on more serious reflection, that, like many other great moralists and… — Jane Austen
To women who please me only by their faces, I am the very devil when I find out they have neither souls nor hearts â€”… — Charlotte Bronte
I have never heard a more eloquent silence. — Laurie Halse Anderson
All of us--all who knew her--felt so wholesome after we cleaned ourselves on her. We were so beautiful when we stood astride her ugliness. Her… — Toni Morrison
The scholar only knows how dear these silent, yet eloquent, companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the season of adversity. When all… — Washington Irving

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