“ The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it. ”
- Alanis Morissette- Copy
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“ Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read ev'ry text and gloss over Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit faith. ”
- Samuel Butler- Copy
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“ Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; its opposite, the unthought part which you say. ”
- Henry Van Dyke- Copy
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“ The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ”
- Lady Dorothy Neville- Copy
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“ A word that has been said may be unsaid — it is but air. But when a deed is done, it cannot be undone, nor can our thoughts reach out to all the mischiefs that may follow. ”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- Copy
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“ The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ”
- Dorothy Nevill- Copy
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“ Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but, far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
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“ One of the very best rules of conversation is to never, say anything which any of the company wish had been left unsaid. ”
- Jonathan Swift- Copy
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“ Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. ”
- Harlan Miller- Copy
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“ Democracy don't rule the world, you better get that in your head. Tthis world is ruled by violence, but I guess that's better left unsaid. ”
- Bob Dylan- Copy
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“ Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid. ”
- Bernard Meltzer- Copy
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“ Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid. ”
- Walter Winchell- Copy
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