Michael Wigglesworth - David Hume - Marcus Tullius Cicero - Blaise Pascal - David Lloyd George - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Josh Billings - George Eliot - Victor Hugo - Francois de la Rochefoucauld - Mark Twain -
By the power of eloquence old truth receives a new habit; though its essence be the same, yet its visage is so altered that it may currently pass and be accepted as a novelty. Michael Wigglesworth, 1650
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
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator. 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
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done. David Lloyd George
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
When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime. Josh Billings
You have such strong words at command, that they make the smallest argument seem formidable. George Eliot
There is no more sovereign eloquence than the truth in indignation. Victor Hugo
True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only. François de la Rochefoucauld
Eloquence is the essential thing in a speech, not information. Mark Twain