#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

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

— Ben Jonson

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To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Love makes a subtle man out of a crude one, it gives eloquence to the mute, it gives courage the cowardly and makes the idle quick and sharp. ↗

— Juan Ruiz

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There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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In my opinion, it was chiefly owing to their deep contemplation in their silent retreats in the days of youth that the old Indian orators acquired the habit of carefully arranging their thoughts. They listened to the warbling of birds and noted the grandeur and the beauties of the forest. The majestic clouds—which appear like mountains of granite floating in the air—the golden tints of a summer evening sky, and the changes of nature, possessed a mysterious significance. All of this combined to furnish ample matter for reflection to the contemplating youth. ↗

— Francis Assikinack

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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

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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