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Quotations about eloquence

A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence.

 - Otto von Bismark

Tags:   army  eloquence  war  

Joseph AddisonA just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every talent which a man can be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the shades of paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colors more beautiful, though not so glowing as they would be without it.

 - Joseph Addison

Tags:   eloquence  modesty  

David HumeEloquence, when at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the fancy or the affections, captivates the willing hearers, and subdues their understanding. Happily, this pitch it seldom attains.

 - David Hume

Tags:   eloquence  persuasion  speech  

Michel de MontaigneEloquence is an engine invented to manage and wield at will the fierce democracy, and, like medicine to the sick, is only employed in the paroxysms of a disordered state.

 - Michel de Montaigne

Tags:   democracy  eloquence