البَلاغةُ أنْ تُجِيبَ فلا تُبْطئَ ،وتُصِيبَ فلا تُخْطئَ . ح: 2150
Eloquence is to answer without delay, and to be correct without mistakes. H: 2150
قد يُكْتَفى مِن البَلاغةِ بالإيجازِ . ح: 6666
Brevity may suffice in accomplishing eloquence. H: 6666
أبلَغُ البَلاغةِ ما سَهُلَ في الصَّوابِ مَجازُهُ وحَسُنَ إيجازُهُ . ح: 3307
The most expressive eloquence lies in that which easily conveys the message, and that which is pleasantly brief. H: 3307
أحسَنُ الكلامِ ما زانَهُ حُسْنُ النِّظامِ ، وفَهِمَهُ الخاصُّ والعامُّ . ح: 3304
The best speech is that which is decorated by a pleasant structure and is understood by the elite as well as the laymen. H: 3304
البَلاغةُ ما سَهُلَ على المَنطِقِ وخَفَّ على الفِطْنَةِ . ح: 1881
Eloquence is that which is easy [for the speaker] to pronounce and light on the [listener's] intellect. H: 1881