You May Also Like / View all maxioms
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two read more
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.
Conversation is a game of circles.
Conversation is a game of circles.
Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.
Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.
The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, read more
The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees.
