Inspirational Quotes on Eloquence

“Eloquence is painted thought, and thus those who, after having painted it, add somewhat more, make a picture, not a portrait.”

“Eloquence.— We need both what is pleasing and what is real, but that which pleases must itself be drawn from the true.”

“Fine style does not make something true, nor has a man a wise soul because he has a handsome face and well-chosen eloquence.”

“The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.”