Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Tact is the intelligence of the heart

Tact is the intelligence of the heart

Tact consists in knowing how far to go too far.

Tact consists in knowing how far to go too far.

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from read more

Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at the same time enabling us to benefit them by our example, if there be anything in our character worthy of imitation.

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

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Silence is not always tact, and it is tact that is golden, not silence.

Silence is not always tact, and it is tact that is golden, not silence.