“Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.” – Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
“The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.” – David Lloyd George
“For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.” – Christian Lacroix
“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.” – Yves Saint Laurent
“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.” – Coco Chanel
“Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“Love makes a subtle man out of a crude one, it gives eloquence to the mute, it gives courage the cowardly and makes the idle quick and sharp.” – Juan Ruiz
“If you would be well spoken of, learn to be well-spoken; and having learnt to be well- spoken, strive also to be well-doing; so shall you succeed in being well spoken of.” – Epictetus
“Even the wisest woman you talk to is ignorant of something you may know, but an elegant woman never forgets her elegance.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Today it is not the classroom nor the classics which are the repositories of models of eloquence, but the ad agencies.” – Marshall McLuhan
“If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.” – Marcel Proust
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common – this is my symphony.” – William Ellery Channing
“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland
“Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.” – Blaise Pascal
“True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only.” – Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
“False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.” – William R. Alger
“Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.” – Diana Vreeland
“Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?” – Yves Saint Laurent
“Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.” – Heinrich Heine
“A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.” – Joseph Addison
Anna Katharine said,
March 10, 2011 at 7:24 pm
These are great quotations – thanks for sharing!