Eloquent Quotes

164 quotes by 142 authors

They dream of men with gentle hands, eloquent with tenderness, fingers that brushed along a cheek, that outlined open lips in the lovers' braille. Hands… — Janet Fitch
We looked at each other for the last time; nothing is as eloquent as nothing. — David Mitchell
Alcohol, I had learned, was an eloquent if somewhat inaccurate interpreter. I had placed my trust that December night in glass after glass of it,… — Monique Truong
His eyes, Iâ€™d long since discovered, could be as eloquent and expressive as his pen. The messages they sent me now hardly seemed decent for… — Richelle Mead
Speak to me...be eloquent, be brilliant for me. Improvise! Rhapsodize!... I ask for cream and you give me milk and water... Please gather your dreams… — Edmond Rostand
When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The plain truth is we are going to die. Here I am, a teeny spec surrounded by boundless space and time, arguing with the whole… — Charles Simic
The pause - that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, howsoever… — Mark Twain
Nobody needs to go anywhere else. We are all, if we only knew it, already there. If I only knew who in fact I am,… — Aldous Huxley
Language is the crowning achievement of human beings, and that is something Muslims have always known and revered. We are a literate people whose miracle… — Hamza Yusuf
Nothing is as eloquent as nothing. — David Mitchell
After a cup of tea (two spoonsful for each cup, and don't let it stand more than three minutes,) it says to the brain, "Now,… — Jerome K. Jerome
And if you had no tongue, no celebrating language, youâ€™d do this: cross your hands at the wrist with palms facing towards you; place your… — Julian Barnes
In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the highest cathedral ceilings and paint my thoughts. But when… — Isaac Marion
These reasonings are unconnected: "I am richer than you, therefore I am better"; "I am more eloquent than you, therefore I am better." The connection… — Epictetus
It was one of God's jokes that such a dumb mind had been put in such an eloquent body. — Charlaine Harris
Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart,… — Og Mandino
Kazuhiko could have taken his gun and aimed it at the person behind them. But Sakura wouldn't want that. What she wanted was to leave… — Koushun Takami
Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and… — Abraham Lincoln
He says a million things without saying a word. I have never heard a more eloquent silence. — Laurie Halse Anderson

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