Quotes about Eloquence

When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.

Arguments out of a petty mouth are unanswerable.

There is not only an art, but an eloquence in it.

If you can say a thing with one stroke, unanswerably you have style; if not, you are at best a marchande de plaisir; a decorative litt

When eagles are silent, parrots begin to chatter.

No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech.

One has to secrete a jelly in which to slip quotations down people's throats—and one always secretes too much jelly.

The man with whom you are so impressed will beguile with that tongue of his twenty who do not know him.2 Do

There is a warning here for true pilgrims. Beware of the talker, but also be careful not to judge too quickly those whom God has blessed with both genuine grace and a fluency to speak of divine mercy in ways more eloquent than others. The proof is in the life-not a perfect life, but a life that both delights in divine truth and magnifies God, the only giver of the sovereign grace that always produces the truly fruitful, fragrant life. 3.

Talkative represents the man or woman who delights in talking about divine things but has only theoretical knowledge of such things. No actual personal heart experience correlates to the matters they love to discuss so eloquently. They are often highly esteemed by others, but those closest to them would quickly betray a life out-of-sync with their words. The mask fashioned by fluency with all subjects divine hides their real life.