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Tact is the ability to tell a man he has an open mind when he has a hole in his read more
Tact is the ability to tell a man he has an open mind when he has a hole in his head
Tact is the intelligence of the heart
Tact is the intelligence of the heart
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation read more
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, read more
To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you.
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say
Be kind and considerate to others, depending somewhat upon who they are.
Be kind and considerate to others, depending somewhat upon who they are.
Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
Tact is knowing how far to go too far.
Tact is knowing how far to go too far.
Tact consists in knowing how far to go too far.
Tact consists in knowing how far to go too far.