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Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

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True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary. ↗

— Heinrich Heine

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Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding. ↗

— David Hume

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As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence. ↗

— John Strachan

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One man excels in eloquence, another in arms. ↗

— Virgil

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Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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Courage easily finds its own eloquence. ↗

— Plautus

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It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk. ↗

— Joshua Reynolds

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

— Ben Jonson

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