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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.

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I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.

I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.

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Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

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It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much.

It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much.

by Yogi Berra Found in: Conversation Quotes,
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Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.

Discourse, the sweeter banquet of the mind.

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Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they'd lock us up?" All the time.

Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they'd lock us up?" All the time.

by Wendy Mass Found in: Conversation Quotes,
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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

by Andre Maurois Found in: Conversation Quotes,
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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.

by John Locke Found in: Conversation Quotes,
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Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue.

Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue.

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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.

by John Milton Found in: Conversation Quotes,
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