Tone of Voice

Famous quotes containing the words tone of voice, tone and/or voice:

    “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.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “Whose are the truly labored sentences? From the weak and flimsy periods of the politician and literary man, we are glad to turn even to the description of work, the simple record of the month’s labor in the farmer’s almanac, to restore our tone and spirits.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Dance with a girl three times, and if you like the light of her eye and the tone of voice with which she, breathless, answers your little questions about horseflesh and music—about affairs masculine and feminine,—then take the leap in the dark.”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)