#eloquence

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning. ↗

— Frederick William Faber

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The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

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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

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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. ↗

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Eloquence is the poetry of prose. ↗

— William C. Bryant

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

— Marshall McLuhan

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It was an argument of rare power and eloquence. ↗

— William Henry Moody

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Why are you here?" "'Here' as in your bedroom, or 'here' as in the great, spiritual question of our purpose here on this planet? If you're asking me whether this is all some cosmic coincidence or if there's a greater meta-ethical purpose to life, well, that's a puzzler for the ages. I mean, modern-day reductionism is clearly a fallacious argument, but-," -"I'm going back to bed." -"I'm here because Hodge reminded me it's your birthday. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

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Your goodness must have some edge to it -- else it is none. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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