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Eloquence Quotes

"False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis."

"False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis."

William R. Alger, American Writer

Eloquence, Exaggeration

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"As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence."

"As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence."

John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman

Eloquence, Excellence

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"True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary."

"True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary."

Heinrich Heine, German Poet

Eloquence, Nothing, Saying

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"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."

"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."

Heinrich Heine, German Poet

Eloquence, Fool, Man, May

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"Stunning vistas don't always produce eloquence."

"Stunning vistas don't always produce eloquence."

William D. Tammeus, American Columnist

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

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

Frederick William Faber, British Theologian

Eloquence, Kindness, Learning, Zeal

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