True eloquence consists in saying all that should be, not all that could be said.
— François de La Rochefoucauld
Also attributed to: François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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True eloquence says only what is necessary, not everything that could be said.
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Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few.
From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking, repentance.
— Italian Proverb
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. –Martin Farquhar Tupper, "Of Discretion," Proverbial Philosophy, 183…
— Martin Farquhar Tupper
If you haven’t struck oil in your first three minutes, stop boring!
— George Jessel
Eloquent silence often is better than eloquent speech.
— Jewish Proverb
A good speech consists of a good beginning and a good ending, preferably close together.
