You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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 is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
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.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of which you say
Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt.
Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt.
Tact is the intelligence of the heart
Tact is the intelligence of the heart
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.