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Eloquence |
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 | The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 21 likes |
 | We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us. — Quintilian, 35-96 AD, Roman rhetorician 5 likes |
 | Find enough clever things to say, and you're a Prime Minister; write them down and you're a Shakespeare. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 4 likes |
 | Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 4 likes |
 | Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. — Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher 3 likes |
 | The finest eloquence is that which gets things done. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 3 likes |
 | All the great speakers were bad speakers at first. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 3 likes |
 | Action is eloquence. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Coriolanus 3 likes |
 | Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall. — Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer 1 likes |
 | Silence is more eloquent than words. — Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer 1 likes |
 | The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics. The whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room. — Orson Welles, 1915-1985, American actor & film director 1 likes |
 | Eloquence may set fire to reason. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 1841-1935, 1 likes |
 | My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence. — Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright (“Cyrano de Bergerac”) 1 likes |
 | Eloquence is to the sublime what the whole is to the part. — Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer 1 likes |
| Honesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 1 likes |
 | Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted. — Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer 1 likes |
 | A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament. — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer 1 likes |
 | Courage easily finds its own eloquence. — Plautus, c. 254-184 BC, Roman playwright 1 likes |
 | You can’t run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. — George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American general 1 likes |
 | What is conceived well is expressed clearly. What we eat tastefully easily digested. — George Courteline, 1858-1929, French writer 1 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Wisdom lies in clarity. Σοφόν το σαφές. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Orestes 15 likes |
| Those who the wise consider fools are often better tuned to speak before a crowd. Οι γαρ εν σοφοίς φαύλοι παρ’ όχλω μουσικώτεροι λέγειν. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Hippolytus 6 likes |
| Smart talk is not wisdom. Το σοφόν δ’ ου σοφία. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Bacchae 5 likes |
 | From whose lips the streams of words ran sweeter than honey. Του και από γλώσσης μέλιτος γλυκίων ρέεν αυδή. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Iliad I (about Nestor) 3 likes |
