Eloquence Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “Eloquence: saying the proper thing and stopping.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Eloquence Inspirational Speech Stopping
Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Eloquence, when at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection; but addressing itself entirely to the fancy or the affections, captivates… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
What the people call eloquence is the facility some persons have of speaking alone and for a long time, aided by extravagant gestures, a… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“Developing your eloquence and enunciation will reduce the likelihood of misinterpretation and misunderstanding, making your delivery more powerful.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
There should be in eloquence that which is pleasing and that which is real; but that which is pleasing should itself be real. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things! — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
[T]here are, at bottom, basically two ways to order social affairs, Coercively, through the mechanisms of the state - what we can call political… — Ed Crane Copy Share Image
Drudgery, calamity, exasperation, want, are instructors in eloquence and wisdom. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Among all the valuable things of this world, the word is the most precious. For in the word one can find a light which… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
Eloquence is the appropriate organ of the highest personal energy. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of a portrait. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Your eloquence should be the servant of the ideas in your head. Your rule might be this: If a sentence, no matter how excellent,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image