There is no talent so pernicious as eloquence to those who have it under command.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Eloquence, when in its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection.
Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?
His words, like so many nimble and airy servitors, trip about him at command. Ibid.
a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.
Every man is eloquent once in his life.
It was my ambition all of my life to be master of the spoken word.
Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it is least expected.
You know that something is really well written when you have to think so little about the words that are coming out of your mouth and you're able to dwell in your own headspace to get there. It's very easy to recall and remember because it's written so well.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
You know that something is really well written when you have to think so little about the words that are coming out of your mouth, and you're able to dwell in your own headspace to get there.
