#eloquence

Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#appear #appears #art #color #eloquence

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

#been #bishop #commanding #conception #eloquence

Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil. ↗

— Honoré de Balzac

#coolness #eloquence #humor #swagger #humor

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#enthusiasm #true

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#eloquence #every #great #great talent #just

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis. ↗

— William R. Alger

#emphasis #exaggeration #false #true

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. ↗

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

#hath #more #silence #speech #than

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#charm #eloquence #great

Why are you here?" "'Here' as in your bedroom, or 'here' as in the great, spiritual question of our purpose here on this planet? If you're asking me whether this is all some cosmic coincidence or if there's a greater meta-ethical purpose to life, well, that's a puzzler for the ages. I mean, modern-day reductionism is clearly a fallacious argument, but-," -"I'm going back to bed." -"I'm here because Hodge reminded me it's your birthday. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#humor #jace-and-clary #age