Eloquence Quotes

“Eloquence is the poetry of prose.”

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

“Eloquence is the poetry of prose.”

“Courage easily finds its own eloquence.”

“Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.”

“Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.”

“The topic was eloquence, something Christians had been conflicted about since the first-century church when Paul wrote that in bringing the gospel, he did not come with “eloquence.” A few centuries later, Saint Augustine wrestled with the value of eloquence, associating it with his pagan background and training in Greek rhetoric while simultaneously employing it winsomely in his Christian writings. Such suspicion of beauty and form, whether in art, literature, speech, or human flesh, has shadowed Christian thought throughout the history of the church; sadly so, considering God is the author of all beauty.”

“I try to think of things to say but nothing comes, and if something did come I probably couldn't say it. This is my great obstacle, the biggest of all the boulders littering my path. In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the highest cathedral ceilings and paint my thoughts. But when I open my mouth, it all collapses.”

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