Eloquence Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible.

— Evan Esar

Eloquence is the essential thing in a speech, not information.

— Mark Twain

Manner, as much as matter, constitutes eloquence.

— Francois Delsarte

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

Eloquence is the language of nature, and cannot be learned in the schools; but rhetoric is the creature of art, which he who feels…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

— Ben Jonson

“True eloquence is irresistible. It charms by its images of beauty, it enforces an argument by its vehement simplicity. Orators whose speeches are "full…

— Albert Ellery Bergh

If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Eloquence must be grounded on the plainest narrative. Afterwards, it may warm itself until it exhales symbols of every kind and color, speaks only…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

True eloquence forgoes eloquence.

— Andre Gide

In fact, eloquence in English will inevitably make use of the Latin element in our vocabulary.

— Robert Fitzgerald