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

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation read more

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Tact consists in knowing how far to go too far.

Tact consists in knowing how far to go too far.

Tact is knowing how far to go too far.

Tact is knowing how far to go too far.

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.

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.

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.