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Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong read more
Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule read more
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits.
Conversation is a game of circles.
Conversation is a game of circles.
I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.
I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.
A dearth of words a woman need not fear;
But 'tis a task indeed to learn to hear:
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A dearth of words a woman need not fear;
But 'tis a task indeed to learn to hear:
In that the skill of conversation lies;
That shows and makes you both polite and wise.
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books
Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.
Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.
There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the read more
There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.
Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.
Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.
