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.

Eloquence avails nothing against the voice of gold.Latin.

He who has heard the world acquires eloquence.Modern Greek.

It is easy to defend the innocent but who is eloquent enough to defend the guilty.Publius Syrus.

True eloquence consists in saying all that is proper and nothing more.Rochefoucauld.

Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress: great and tall but bears no fruit.