It is tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; read more

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of which is often fatal to the best of talents; it supplies the place of many talents

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give read more

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.

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

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

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

Tact is knowing how far to go too far.

Tact is knowing how far to go too far.

To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, read more

To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you.

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.

Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.