#eloquence

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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Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage. ↗

— John W. Gardner

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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. ↗

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Eloquence is the poetry of prose. ↗

— William C. Bryant

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It was an argument of rare power and eloquence. ↗

— William Henry Moody

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To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop. ↗

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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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

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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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