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

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

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
Titus Maccius Plautus

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

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.
Blaise Pascal

Eloquence is the poetry of prose.
William C. Bryant

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

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

Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.
William R. Alger

In fact, eloquence in English will inevitably make use of the Latin element in our vocabulary.
Robert Fitzgerald

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

It was an argument of rare power and eloquence.
William Henry Moody

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
Barbara Kruger

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.
Frederick William Faber

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

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.
Henri Frederic Amiel

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