Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.

Conversation is an art in which man has all mankind for competitors.

With thee conversing I forget all time:
All seasons and their change, all please alike.

With thee conversing I forget all time:
All seasons and their change, all please alike.

Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.

Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.

In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.

In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.

Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.

Men of great conversational powers almost universally practise a
sort of lively sophistry and exaggeration which deceives for the read more

Men of great conversational powers almost universally practise a
sort of lively sophistry and exaggeration which deceives for the
moment both themselves and their auditors.

The Holy Land needs bridges, not walls.

The Holy Land needs bridges, not walls.

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.