Composition Quote by Richard Whately

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

— Evan Esar

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 power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

— Robert Fitzgerald

Eloquence is an engine invented to manage and wield at will the fierce democracy, and, like medicine to the sick, is only employed in…

— Michel de Montaigne

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

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

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

— Mark Twain

Manner, as much as matter, constitutes eloquence.

— Francois Delsarte

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

Eloquence is a republican art, as conversation is an aristocratic one.

— George Santayana

Eloquence the soul, song charms the senses.

— John Milton