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.

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

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

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

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

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

It was an argument of rare power and eloquence.

What I am looking for... is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of silence, or what St. John of the Cross, I think it was, described with the term 'mute music'.

Today it is not the classroom nor the classics which are the repositories of models of eloquence, but the ad agencies.

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

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.

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

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

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.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.