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 His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes 
the hour very correctly.  
 His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes 
the hour very correctly. 
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.
 They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company, 
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, read more 
 They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company, 
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, 
Shakespeare, and the musical glasses. 
Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.
Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student.
Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong read more
Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God 
in company.  
 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God 
in company. 
 Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in 
writing, provided a man would talk to make himself read more 
 Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in 
writing, provided a man would talk to make himself understood. 
The Holy Land needs bridges, not walls.
The Holy Land needs bridges, not walls.
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books
A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books