To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time. — John W. Roper Copy Share Image
The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“(Query: Is it possible to cultivate the art of conversation when living in the country all the year round?)” — E.M. Delafield Copy Share Image
That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by Cicero himself, who says, there is not only an… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
Real-life discussions involve a great many bores and boors who have never learned that the art of conversation demands listening as well… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
The Art of Conversation could not die in Australia; it never lived. Television did not kill it; there was nothing there to… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably. — Hayley Atwell Copy Share Image
The art of conversation is to not only say the right thing at the right time, but to leave the wrong thing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place, but to leave unsaid the… — Dorothy Nevill Copy Share Image
“The shared meal is no small thing. It is a foundation of family life, the place where our children learn the art… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Among the arts of conversation no one pleases more than mutual deference or civility, which leads us to resign our own inclinations… — David Hume Copy Share Image
A big part of the challenge is teaching your kids how to have a real conversation, not a texting conversation. If they're… — Laurie David Copy Share Image
The art of conversation consists far less in displaying much wit oneself than in helping others to be witty: the man who… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
One often reads about the art of conversation-how it's dying or what's needed to make it flourish, or how rare good ones… — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but, far more difficult still,… — Dorothy Nevill Copy Share Image
The art of conversation, or the qualification for a good companion, is a certain self-control, which now holds the subject, now lets… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Hosting is an art form. Like acting, singing, or comedy hosting is a craft. It's a delicate dance of timing, the ability… — Todd Newton Copy Share Image
“The shared meal is no small thing. It is a foundation of family life, the place where our children learn the art… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
All who say the same things do not possess them in the same manner; and hence the incomparable author of the Art… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Fresh from the rarefied environments of Harvard, the author says he purposefully took journalism jobs in small southern towns so that he… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at right time. But also to leave unsaid the… — Ash J Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks the art of conversation is dead ought to tell a child to go to bed. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you're at dinner with somebody and they are on their phone. I think there's that lost art of conversation and so… — Austin Butler Copy Share Image
Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
I happen to disagree with the well-entrenched theory that the art of conversation is merely the art of being a good listener.… — Barbara Walters Copy Share Image
The real amateur of wine can only enjoy it along with friends, sharing with them the art of conversation and the art… — Jean Drapeau Copy Share Image
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