Quotes About Eloquence

His eloquence . . . seemed to require opposition to give it its full force.

He generally spoke with much animation and energy, and with considerable gesture. His mind was filled with all the learning and precedence required for the occasion, enabling him to make numerous extemporaneous speeches. He seduced the listeners with hope and provoked them with fear, leading one spectator to comment that Hamilton's harangues combine the poignancy of vinegar with the smoothness of oil.

He also excelled as a debater, demonstrating that beneath his reserved manner he could articulate his thoughts forcefully.

George Washington was always the maestro of eloquent silences.

Eliza never lost her temper, never raised her voice, never scolded anyone—a style of understated authority that John inherited.

He had the unfortunate combination of being garrulous without being articulate.

But thought they were nice grand words to say...

Better say nothing at all. Language is worth a thousand pounds a word!

chasing after words like trying to grab the tails of comets.

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society

I've often thought, I'm nobody. Why would God answer my prayer? But God's not impressed by eloquence; he's impressed by our longing for him.

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

Rage was making him fluent

Le style c'est I'homme. No doubt. But the converse is also partly true. L'homme c'est le style. Because we have a gift for writing in a certain way, we find ourselves, in some sort, becoming our way of writing. We mould ourselves in the likeness of our particular brand of eloquence.

He always clothed his thoughts in elegant expressions, for a word said well was akin to a gold apple in a goblet of transparent sardonyx, and that was why the words of the wise were as sharp as needles, and as strong as nails, and their creators were all from the same stock.

Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.

An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling.

I know words. I have the best words.

You proved your skill and exposed their deceit without uttering a single word of accusation. Brilliant!

The Anglo-Saxons had a great word for the right word, the word that you need right now, when another one simply would not do. That word is wordriht.

An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.

One never tires of what is well written, style is life! It is the very blood of thought!

I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes.

clever mouth on hers and a hand