You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be read more
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Tact is knowing how far to go too far.
Tact is knowing how far to go too far.
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: 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.
Without tact you can learn nothing.
Without tact you can learn nothing.
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.
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.