“The pause-that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence, which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, howsoever felicitous, could accomplish it”
Mark Twain
“Often there is eloquence in a silent look”
Latin Proverb
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.”
Washington Irving
“Action is eloquence.”
William Shakespeare
“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
“Continued eloquence is wearisome”
Blaise Pascal
“Take eloquence and wring its neck.”
Paul Verlaine
