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With good and gentle-humored hearts
I choose to chat where'er I come
Whate'er the subject be that read more
With good and gentle-humored hearts
I choose to chat where'er I come
Whate'er the subject be that starts.
But if I get among the glum
I hold my tongue to tell the truth
And keep my breath to cool my broth.
Foul whisp'rings are abroad.
Foul whisp'rings are abroad.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that
repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind
Gossip is sometimes referred to as halitosis of the mind
An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation
An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation
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.
Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.
Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing read more
One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.
