“Discretion of speech, is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him, with whom we deal, is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.”

“It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.”

“Can there be a more horrible object in existence than an eloquent man not speaking the truth?”

“The talkative person is one who speaks more than he thinks. Someone who thinks a great deal and talks a great deal is never considered a talkative person. The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart.”

“Whoe'er he be, none more than human deem,
And each may speak as good to him doth seem.”

“Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.”

“Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.”

“Silence is more eloquent than words.”

“Good heavens! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing it.”

“She wanted nothing more than someone to miss, to touch, with whom to speak like a child, with whom to be a child.”