| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Eloquence |
| | | As the grace of man is in the mind, so the beauty of the mind is eloquence. Cicero. | 1 |
| Eloquence avails nothing against the voice of gold. Latin. | 2 |
| He who has heard the world acquires eloquence. Modern Greek. | 3 |
| It is easy to defend the innocent but who is eloquent enough to defend the guilty. Publius Syrus. | 4 |
| True eloquence consists in saying all that is proper and nothing more. Rochefoucauld. | 5 |
| Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress: great and tall but bears no fruit. | 6 | | |
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